This week we had the absolute pleasure of visiting The Crossway, the UK’s first accredited Passivhaus, designed and lived in by Richard Hawkes of Hawkes Architecture Ltd.
I distinctly remember watching this on Grand Designs back in 2009 and thinking how innovative this building was at a time when energy efficiency was very much on the periphery of construction. Walking through the front door of this amazing property all these years later felt very surreal and I half expected Kevin McCloud to step out to introduce himself!
It was fascinating to see the live data capture feeding into the ongoing post-occupancy evaluation and to experience first-hand how thoughtful design and performance-led architecture come together in practice.
Huge thanks to Richard for allowing us to look around his beautiful, iconic home.
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