Gadigal and Wangal
New South Wales
Sapling is more than a home; it is a high-performance haven of comfort and well-being for its residents. Achieving the prestigious Passivhaus Premium certification, it integrates traditional passive design principles and high-quality architectural design with the latest sustainable technologies, promoting and supporting the resilience of its residents as they face a changing climate. Through the considered selection of construction materials and processes, Sapling is carbon negative in terms of both embodied and operational carbon, producing 1.5x the energy required to meet its own needs. It considers a holistic approach to sustainable design and maintains a keen focus on the health and well-being of its residents. Renewable, reclaimed and recyclable materials have been specified throughout, with finishes selected with a rigorous consideration of environmental and health impacts and durability. Sapling serves as an exemplar of sustainable single residential development, respecting the environment, its residents and its wider context.Â
Our home is a haven that actively supports our wellbeing, from the predictability and reliability of its indoor environment through to the noise attenuation provided by its insulation and construction, it is both embedded in the suburbs of the Inner West and a private retreat from the world. Sapling provides the space we desperately needed for our growing family, without being unmanageable- each room has a purpose and is equipped to support us as we work, rest and play. We see our home as the first of a new type of home, one that gives more than it takes.
Simon Anderson, Design Architect
Alexandra Woods, Project Architect
Katherine McCorkindale, Design Architect
Bethany Hooper, Graduate of Architecture
Partridge, Structural Engineer
JHA Consulting Engineers, Hydraulic Consultant
Acoustic Dynamics, Acoustic Consultant