Building envelope renovation study of a single-family house, Arbon

With regard to the client's plan to renovate the building envelope of the single-family house from 1970s, we examined various approaches.

Two suggestions arose in the process. 

Existing

1st Proposal

In the first proposal, we replaced the roof with a green flat roof. The existing windows in the living and bedrooms we converted into French doors and cladded the building with an insulated, rear-ventilated wooden facade. 

2nd Proposal

With the second suggestion, we wrapped the single-family house in a more cost-effective composite thermal insulation system. Also, we replaced the existing asbestos shingle roof with an integrated PV system pitched roof and gable walls. 

Existing

After the alteration

Project information

Area of expertiseAlteration / Renovation
StatusStudy concluded
Year2020