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The Two Storey, Split Level A+Home:

Design & Layout:

Ralf Kessel, Cement & Concrete Association New Zealand

Cement & Concrete Association of New Zealand

Level 6, 142 Featherston St, Wellington, 6011
PO Box 448, Wellington, 6140
Tel: (04) 499 8820, Fax: (04) 499 7760.
E-mail: admin@ccanz.org.nz
website: www.ccanz.org.nz

DISCLAIMER
The information provided is intended for general guidance only and in no way replaces the services of professional consultants
on particular projects, no legal liability can be accepted by Cement & Concrete Association New Zealand for its use.

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THE TWO STOREY, SPLIT LEVEL A+HOME has been deigned for the affordable market in Auckland.
Why two stories?
Other then the single strorey A+Home, the 2 storey A+Home will cater for the needs of a dense
populated environment and the rapidly growing population in the inner Auckland area.
Why split level?
The split level idea arose from the topographical landscape of the Auckland surrounding.
Auckland and its surrounding are shaped by hills. The Split Level design allows to level the ground
floor access to both sides of the exterior.
The Ground Floor provides public areas as Living room, kitchen and a guest toilet.
The upper floor contains of fully private areas as three bedrooms, the bath and a small study.
Looking again at the split level idea, there is also a functional advantage.
The parental guide is assumed to spend an important amount of time in the kitchen.
As the kitchen is elevated to the living room and garden level the person in the kitchen is able to
survey children who are likely to play in the lower situated area.
The kitchen is close to the entrance to allow dropping heavy shopping bags immediately after entering
the house.
The location of the kitchen enables as well to survey out onto the main access road.
Mechanical ventilation has been avoided, also the bath and guest toilet are ventilated naturally by
open able windows.

The walls and floors are basically of concrete. External walls are of insulated sandwich panels to provide thermal mass but also durability to the interior and the exterior.
The roof should be an insulated light weight timber roof to decrease loadings and thickness of walls.
All glazing is double glazing with an R value of at least 0.3.

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Summary

The study in the upper area receives naturally daylight and ventilation through the top glazing below
the roof edge.

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Store1m

GroundFloor
A

0.00m

Corridor19.4m

0.704m

Living24.5m

C
Kitchen13m

+2.64m

Corridor33m
Bedroom313.8m

Study3.7m

+1.936m

Bedroom18.6m

Corridor2
2.6m

B
Balcony
5m

Bedroom212.3m
Bath4.7m

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Floor Plans

General Layout

UpperLevel

Living24.5m

0.00m

WC1.7m

Store1m

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0.704m

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Corridor19.4m

Terrace10m

Kitchen13m

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C
B

+2.64m

Corridor33m
Bedroom313.8m

Study3.7m

+1.936m

Bedroom18.6m

2.6m

Bedroom212.3m
Bath4.7m

C
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Corridor2

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Bedroom4

11.3m

13.5m

Balcony3.8m

+5.280m

+5.280m

+4.576m

+5.280m

+5.280m

+4.576m

Balcony3.8m

Deck17.4m

Deck17.4m

B
C

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Bedroom5

Bedroom4

11.3m

13.5m

B
C

with additional Top Floor

Bedroom5

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Section B

SectionB

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South East View

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South East View

South East View

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South East View

Option with additional floor

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South East View

Option with additional floor

North East View

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North East View

North East View

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North East View

Option with additional floor

East View 2

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East View 1

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West View 1

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West View 2

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CCANZ

Level 6
142 Featherston St
Wellington 6011
Ph 04 499 8820
Fx 04 499 7760
admin@ccanz.org.nz
www.ccanz.org.nz

Affordability&Comfort

The A +Home
Design & Layout
Ralf Kessel
Architect (EU)

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CCANZ - Cement & Concrete Association of New Zealand