The next phase at 70 Park Street, with the broader moves established, the details are coming into focus. CONSTRUCTION: @TOPPCONSTRUCTS PHOTOS: @decibelarchitecture

Amazing way to finish our year with a surprise handover at our Coburg high performance project with @agiusscorpo , 5 months ahead of contract finish date! We are thrilled with how this one came together. It is a very healthy and comfortable home sat beautifully in a bushy little nook. Big thanks to the project team, lead by Archie @abcfmelb for their efforts and skills and meticulous attention to the details you see, and many you don’t.

The architects’ philosophy to do more with less and build in ways that allow homes to endure was practised wholeheartedly on this once-derelict brick cottage.⁠ ⁠ ~architect @card_practice ⁠ ~builder @toppconstructs ⁠ ~text @aleeshacallahan ⁠ ~photos @tomross.xyz ⁠ ⁠ 📍Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country / Coburg / VIC

WIP in Thornbury with friends @card_practice . #toppconstructs

The state this house began in could only be described as derelict. Crumbling brick walls, a precarious structure, a leaky roof and years of neglect made it barely habitable. In fact, it was in such a state that many would simply opt to raze the entire thing to the ground and start anew. But Melbourne practice CARD, led by Tahj Rosmarin and Jimi Connor, saw its potential. “It had been a squat for 20 years, yet behind the decay there were redeeming heritage features worth saving,” Tahj recalls.⁠ ⁠ ~architect @card_practice ⁠ ~builder @toppconstructs ⁠ ~text @aleeshacallahan ⁠ ~photos @tomross.xyz ⁠ ⁠ 📍Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country / Coburg / VIC

Can see the finish line at our #toppconstructs Coburg high performance project with @agiusscorpo . This will be a very healthy and comfortable home with no gas, thick wall, floor and roof build ups loaded with insulation, high performance glazing, Heat Recovery Ventilation, thermal bridge management and continuous air tightness and water proof membrane.

Improve the health and performance of your home, and reduce your emissions and reliance on fossil fuels by going all electric in your building project⚡️⚡️ #toppconstructs @agiusscorpo 📸 @thurstonempson

Big congratulations to #toppconstructs timber wizard Will @j000112 on finishing his Passive House training, nailing his exam and becoming a certified Passive House Tradesperson.

Our Coburg North project finished last year. The brief of this home was to renovate this 1950’s post war double brick cottage with a heritage overlay to Passive House Standard, using as many local and low embodied carbon materials we could source to meet the strict requirements for certification. This all electric, Certified EnerPhit Passive House features: Recycled bricks, Ceres Fair Wood Cypress Macrocarpa claddings, recycled Victorian hardwood floors, Durra Panel compressed straw panel wall linings, locally made hardwood windows and doors, Zehnder HRV, 7.3Kw Enphase Solar system, and an 8000L water tank servicing toilets and washing machine. The works to this house have resulted in an extremely comfortable and healthy home with an 80-90% reduction in its energy demand (and bills!) Thanks to the project team: Photography: @thurstonempson Architecture: @agiusscorpo Engineering: @r.i.brown Passive House Consulting and PHPP: @hipvhype (Marcus Strang) Passive House Detailing: @toppconstructs Passive House Certification: @detail.green WUFI: @labdesignhaus HRV, Blower door testing, hot water and A/C: @passive_tech Solar and electrical: @maxpowerelectrical Carpentry team: @cpt_inswaino , @abcfmelb , @j000112

Tuesday was a magic day at our #toppconstructs Coburg Project… Fresh air, blue skies, big smiles and a perfectly executed prefab install. @agiusscorpo

Prefab floor cassette install Coburg going like clockwork. Stage 2 complete, Roof cassettes next. #toppconstructs @agiusscorpo @dvcranes