Smart House,
Ditchling Road
(corner Vere Rd) Brighton BN1 4SE
The Smart House is a south facing bungalow dug in to the ground. It demonstrates a passive solar earth sheltered design, providing a warm comfortable home all year round whilst using almost zero energy. It has photovoltaic and solar thermal panels producing renewable energy and hot water on site and a grass roof to attract bio diversity.
The holistic design incorporated a sustainable approach from the outset, rather than simply adding on renewable energy as an afterthought. This illustrates that sustainable architecture has to begin with a thoughtful understanding of environmental techniques. In principle, the scheme could be constructed as a modular system that is designed to be fairly accessible to most people.
Open times
The house will be open on at the times below, no booking required.
| Thurs 8 Sept | Fri 9 Sept | Sat 10 Sept | Sun 11 Sept | |
| 2.00-5.00pm | Closed | Closed | Open | Open |
| Closes at 5pm | ||||