Villa V

Construction of a private residence with pool house for a Flemish entrepreneur.
The mansion is equipped with a bivalent installation consisting of a geothermal heat pump and a biomass boiler. All spaces are ventilated with air handling with heat recovery. The share of renewable energy consists of the geothermal energy, solar thermal collectors, photovoltaic panels and a windmill.

The mansion and the pool house are equipped with floor heating. The heat pump and the biomass boiler work bivalent and in cascade.
In summer this is switched to cooling with geothermal energy as passive source. The ventilation air is cooled and the floors are used as climate floors. The bottom is regenerated with heat in the summer for the following winter season. The primary electrical energy from the heat pump is obtained through the windmill and the photovoltaic installation.

The biomass boiler generates along with the solar collectors the domestic hot water. The energy of the solar collectors is stored at first in the accumulator of the domestic hot water. The biomass boiler will only be addressed in periods with insufficient sun.
The rainwater is recuperated and used for the flushing of the toilets and irrigation of the garden.

The electrical system is built on the basis of KNX with coupling of the air conditioning and audio/video systems. The lighting is chosen as much as possible in LED version, in combination with designer fixtures. The complete house and all installations are manageable through KNX touch panels, iPad and mobile phone.

This project results in a very modern comfort with simple management and control. If storing electrical energy becomes an affordable card and reaches a technical level, this house can have its own energy by generating and storing the electric energy.

• Customer Private
• Place Harelbeke
• Architect Francisca Hautekeete Architectuur

• Photographer Koen Van Damme