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Heritage Preservation District
​LEED Net-Positive Energy Passive House
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Saint Paul, MN

Client Needs:
  • Move back to the neighborhood the owner grew up in.
  • Meet neighborhood Heritage Preservation District requirements for new buildings.
  • Fit into existing neighborhood on a narrow lot with a steep 6-foot grade at street front.
  • Design for Aging-In-Place.
  • Cost-conscious design while meeting energy efficiency and aesthetic design goals.
  • Create more energy than home uses by maximizing south facing roof with solar.
  • Become LEED for Homes Certified.
The Solution:
  • Meet Heritage Preservation District design requirements with Tudor aesthetic to fulfill contextual, massing, vertical rhythm and material detailing goals.
  • Traditional roof forms, window placement, and balconies on the north street elevation.
  • Primary open area living spaces and a flexible office-bedroom located on the ground level.
  • Passive House design optimizes investments in energy-efficient construction and renewable energy.
  • Roof and walls shaped and paneled with solar photovoltaic, thermal air and hot water systems.
  • Low carbon materials and construction systems selected for LEED and Passive House performance.
The Result:
  • Victorian Tudor inspired design fills owner and neighborhood Heritage Preservation District goals.
  • Modern open living plan meets owner’s living goals within a tradition inspired home.
  • Indoor and outdoor living spaces flow together in sunlight.
  • Grades and street setback used to create public & private front yards with a terraced front entry court.
  • Passive House construction delivers a healthy home with supreme indoor air quality, extreme comfort, resiliency, durability & low carbon energy efficiency.
  • Renewable solar photovoltaic, thermal hot water and thermal hot air panels located on south roof and walls.
  • Urban infill Passive House design w/renewable energy systems would meet LEED and Net-Positive Energy goals.
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752 Holly Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55104-7134
Phone: 651-472-4847
mark@asustainablearchitecture.com

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