Wadestown Solar Home turns 15!

Wadestown Solar Home celebrates 15 years of active solar design this month

This clip from TV1’s 2003 show ‘Homefront’ tells the story. In it Aonui architect Richard Wright and his wife Judith take us for a tour of their then newly built family home, which now includes the offices of Aonui Architecture. 15 years on this teenage house is still looking great and working well.

Take the tour…

Using the Wadestown Solar Home as a laboratory to test active solar principles, Aonui has installed automatic ventilation systems houses throughout New Zealand, keeping our clients comfortable and enjoying low energy bills.

Solarhomes natural ventilation systems