ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Mon, 6 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/783246/austinmer-beach-house-alexander-symes-architect Wed, 09 Mar 2016 18:00:00 +0000 Daniela Cardenas https://www.archdaily.com/783246/austinmer-beach-house-alexander-symes-architect A low ecological impact family home by the beach that minimised operational and embodied energy, efficiently captured and re‐use water, encouraged bio‐diversity and is also be a healthy home for a family to enjoy. The house breaths through its central lung – the vented double height atrium space which draws air through the house passively via stratification – a sensor sits within this lung so if its temperature exceeds 26 degrees the passive vents switch to hybrid mode to help draw out the air at a higher exchange of air.

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