One of France’s First Passive Houses Is on the Market for €895K
Designed by Karawitz Architecture, the home is able to generate more energy than it uses thanks to its rooftop solar panels and highly efficient envelope.
Location: Bessancourt, France
Price: €895,000 (approximately $971,656 USD)
Architect: Karawitz Architecture
Year Built: 2009
Footprint: 1,722 square feet (three bedrooms)
Lot Size: 0.15 acres
From the Agent: "Built in 2009 by Karawitz Architecture, this contemporary house is a positive energy bioclimatic achievement, whose high environmental quality was recognized by the visit of the Minister of Housing in 2013 and praised nationally and internationally through significant media coverage. The house was renovated in 2017 by the current owner. Today it presents a new durable skin in French chestnut ganivelle, in connection with its immediate environment: the largest chestnut forest in Île-de-France."
The multilevel passive house has been widely celebrated as an innovative, sustainably designed home.
Photo courtesy of Architecture de Collection
Photo courtesy of Architecture de Collection
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The wood-wrapped living areas have a warm and inviting atmosphere.
Photo courtesy of Architecture de Collection
Photo courtesy of Architecture de Collection
Polished concrete floors continue into the kitchen, which sits steps away from the living room.
Photo courtesy of Architecture de Collection
Photo courtesy of Architecture de Collection
A wooden staircase leads to the upper level, which holds three bedrooms, a bathroom, and a large office space.
Photo courtesy of Architecture de Collection
Photo courtesy of Architecture de Collection
"The innovative shutters, which fold like an accordion on the two levels of the facade, allow one to adjust the porosity between interior and exterior spaces," says the agent.
Photo courtesy of Architecture de Collection
The Passive Progressive House, located in Bessancourt, France, is currently listed for €895,000 (approximately $971,656 USD) by Architecture de Collection.
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