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From a ruin to zero-energy balance house

Firm LocationZurich, Switzerland
CompanyFELIX PARTNER Architektur und Design
Lead ArchitectPeter Felix

Every building should eventually generate its own power! Preserving important cultural assets and combining them with technology and good architecture is a true artform. The 350-year-old group of protected historic buildings has been carefully restored. All improvements are clearly visible and limited to exposed concrete and larch wood – both untreated – as well as black steel and glass. A photovoltaic system and solar panels collect solar energy. Surplus energy collected in summer is stored in the rock via the geothermal probe and can then be used as a climate-neutral energy source in winter.