Danthonia Passive House | Etha Architecture

Danthonia Passive House, named for the kneed wallaby grass found on the property in Riddells Creek, provides inspiration to many needlessly suffering Macedon Ranges residences, proving a home doesn’t have to freeze in winter or boil in summer. Architectural and Passivhaus solutions merge to create a home that is comfortable and exciting to live in and maintains its internal temperature and air quality all year round.

The design takes ideals of a rural Australian homes with a connection to its location and landscape and blends them seamlessly with striking design, low maintenance yet high performance sustainability. It’s the small things, window seats, feature bookshelves, a daybed, creeping vines and a private fernery mixed with the big- large triple glazed windows allowing warmth from daylight and views, spacious but economically sized rooms and a hidden but perfectly functioning and calculated envelope that combine to provide maximum wellbeing for the occupants.