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Foundation

A licensed structural engineer designed all the foundation plans, based on soil core samples drilled 5m deep into the ground.

Foundation

Our building rests on 28pcs 2m-deep concrete foundations, which are connected by rebar reinforced concrete beams.
The geotechnical engineering report and all the the structural plans will be shared on request.

Placement of rebars and framework

There are a few key rules about rebar tying and placement, our intent was to always keep these rules.

Concrete slab for gound floor complete

This was by far the biggest pour on the construction: 42m^3 of C25/30 concrete went into the slab and the supporting beams.

Building the walls

We used Silka blocks for the walls. These solid bricks have very good sound insulation and high thermal capacity.

Waterproofing the walls

This is the part where most contractors cheap out.
We do not. We used Copernit 4mm APP modified bitumen sheets. The concrete columns were protected with Ceresit CR90 crystalizing waterproofing slurry.

Placing the first row of bricks

We placed the first layer of bricks in high strength mortar using laser leveling to achieve mm precision.
The first layer is made of special thermally insulated blocks. This greatly reduces the heat loss trough the bottom of the walls.

The rest of the bricks were placed in thin mortar specially made for Silka blocks.

Building the walls

Concrete ceiling

A concrete ceiling provides thermal mass, and houses all the electrical, heating-cooling and AC conduits.

Framing Stage

Brand new framing was used to achieve a perfect ceiling surface quality.

Preparation for pouring

All the rebars placed, together with electrical conduits and ceiling heating/cooling pipes. The blue piping is for ventillation. White are the heating/cooling pipes, green and purple are electrical conduits for different purposes.

Finished concrete ceiling

The upper floor has two separate concrete slabs the are connected with massive concrete beams supporting the roof of the middle section.

Building the upper floor

Silka blocks provide high thermal mass for the upper floor too.

Building the walls

On the upper floor, a total of 19pcs rebar reinforced concrete columns stabilize the building. The building complies the latest EU EN1998-1 seismic design regulation.

Walls finished, framework for bond beam

The bond beam supporting the walls upstairs is 40 cm high. Internal height will be 280cm on the upper floor.

Wooden structures

The building uses impressive structural wooden elements.

Roof framing

The roof is made of an engineered lattice structure. This provides higher stability than standard method, while using less material. All the wood and fasteners are certified origin and quality certificate will be shared.
This type of framing is self supporting so it does not create horizontal load for the walls.

Hallway

The hallway in the middle is supported by two impressive concrete lintels with a span of 7.4m.
This well-lit area allows a beautiful panoramic view on both sides to the hills of Budakeszi and the surrounding mountains of Budapest.

Living room

In the central area of the building, the 50^2m living room is decorated with structural wooden beams, a 7m wide sliding door and a two-stories tall fixed window wall.

Roofing

We selected a roofing method that will last generations and give superior thermal insulation.

Two types of roofing

The middle part of the building is using anthracite colored metal sheets with 20cm Bachl tecta PUR insulation.
The two sides of the building are covered with anthracite colored concrete tiles. 30cm fire resistant cellulose insulation will be used here.

Chimney

A traditional chimney is built in the middle of the living room, with fresh air inlet for a tiled stove or fireplace.
No alcohol stoves or other bulls**t.

Finishing the structure

These steps complete the structure building phase.

Waterproofing the ground floor

We used high quality, SBS modified bitumen based waterproofing sheets for the ground floor and the exterior walls as well.

Metal structures

The hanging corridor and the staircase are made of HEA160 S355J2 steel and welded on-site.

Internal walls

Rainwater drainage system

Internal walls divide the space to rooms. We used Silka blocks here too, to achieve the highest possible soundproofing and add more thermal mass. Silka is also perfect for hanging heavy things on the walls.
Metal reinforcement in every second row. All internal walls are tied to load bearing walls with rebars.

The rainwater is redirected away from the house into two separate hollow plastic cistern, surrounded by geotextile and 10m^3 of pebbles.