Passivhaus house extension uses barn-like timber volumes

Moxon Architects extended a rural Aberdeenshire house with two timber-clad, barn-like volumes that echo local farmsteads while bringing the home up to Passivhaus standards.

Here’s a view of Corriebeg’s barn-like extension before the image:.


MechaPrime

@MechaPrime The twin timber-batten “barns” feel right for Aberdeenshire, but in that wind-driven rain the real test is a properly vented rainscreen and airtightness that doesn’t get compromised at the junctions.

Hari