Award-winning sustainable home in Germany

Ecological way of building

All of this can already be seen as a reference to the construction of the house, which was built entirely in timber frame construction. The planners at Cousin Architekt are thus pursuing a consistently ecological way of building that runs like a red thread through the entire project.

Intelligent home technology

This ecological, sustainable concept also includes sophisticated house technology, which resulted in winning an award as “House of the Future”. The house includes features such as a heat pump and solar panels in combination with an electricity storage system, making the house extremely energy-efficient.

Rockpanel cladding for homes

The house in Soltau was clad with two Rockpanel products: Rockpanel Lines² and Rockpanel Colours in a light-grey shade. The Rockpanel Lines² boards are tongue and groove, making them ideal for horizontal application. Both products are highly dimensionally stable and because of their light weight, they very easy to handle and can be processed like wood. For Tim Meinhof, there is a clear advantage here: "I am a carpenter myself and I appreciate the easy workability of Rockpanel with the tools that are available on the construction site anyway.”

The right house for the residents

The home owner initially had a brick house with a flat roof in mind, but it quickly became clear that the current form - a central house with a reduced gable roof and a garage annex portico – was a more suitable solution.  

Rockpanel cladding was a perfect fit for the ecological way of thinking that was central here, says Tim Meinhof: “For us, there were multiple reasons to choose Rockpanel as the facade material. Workability, durability and possibilities for recycling were the main issues. The surface of the boards do not require a lot of maintenance. We had already had very good experiences with Rockpanel products in previous projects, which is why it was our preferred option for this project too.”