Our Partners and Projects
Successful homes and buildings are a team effort, here are some buildings that we were lucky to be a part of
"Michael is passionate about energy efficient design and better building, happy to think outside the box and look at alternative solutions to create a better end product for our clients."
——Julia Mercer
Director of Elbow Architects | Registered Architect | LEED Accredited
The focus in this housing project in Christchurch was on overheating. Especially multi storey buildings in NZ often overheat quite badly, some reaching 50 degrees Celsius in their bedrooms. By analysing each room, we managed to steer recommendations to lower the chance of overheating in the upstairs bedrooms.
“We have enjoyed working alongside Michael from Circular Project on a few projects now. It is great to know with his help we are ensuring our projects are designed to have striking architectural presence whilst also maintaining a high level of energy efficiency.”
——Michael Todd
Director of Define Architecture
The focus in this family home was to keep the stunning views in place while ensuring thermal comfort. Carefully evaluating insulation levels, glass types, heating type, roof overhangs and fresh air supply were all part of the end package- a great family home.
This architectural home is located in the colder regions with limited solar gain in winter. Therefore, good orientation, the right amount of insulation, and well sized roof overhangs ensure heat gain in winter and keeping too much heat out in summer.
This home is a great example of what can be done with a combination of design, dynamic modelling, materials, and heating. Occupied and monitored now for a year, the combined heating and cooling costs are hard to beat and match many certified passive homes but with only a fraction of the insulation required for that certification in that area. This home in Christchurch can be viewed by appointment.
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