The Glass plus green is the ingredients for this four stories high house on hill top at Stuttgart, Germany. This house is the masterpiece design of Architect Werner Sobek. This house is completely built with glass and steel. It is emission free and also recyclable, zero carbon sustainable building.

The name of the house R128 is derived from its location at Romerstrasse 128, which is a small and steep piece of land at the edge of the vale of Stuttgart. This makes the building only accessible from its top level via a bridge over its kitchen and dining room. This house is built with triple glazed façade which has an inert gas filling that allows the natural light to filter through. The triple glazing avoids overheating of inner space in summer and prevents heat loss during winter.

The two folding windows fitted in the each floor allows the air to flow into the building freely. The flooring is being fitted with wood below that are the aluminum ceiling panels. In between these layers are the lightings, heating and cooling systems.

The Flooring system has the heat exchanger system which in cooler climate and during summer it has water run through system that cools the interiors. The highlight of this building is that it does not use any external power supply. The electricity requirement is fulfilled by the 48 solar power modules integrated in the roof and the photovoltaic panels of the front façade glazing. Power generated by these sources is used to light up the house and for the heat pump system and the 12,000 litre long term reservoir.

The Building is easily cleanable as it can be dismantled and reconstructed and it would only take 11 days for this process. The floor is made of wood which is not screwed and most parts in the house are clip connected. The items in the house are controlled by computer and are subjected to monitoring. The windows are control by touch screen and various sensor – to control ambient lighting, ambient temperature.

Finally the staircase of this building has been specially design that weaves through all four stories. The house being a new design gives a pleasure to the occupant in all levels. And with this sustainable building it’s just only the beginning of new era in Green Architecture.

Source: Apartmenttherapy.com