© Adam MorkIn the end the goal was accomplished The Sunlighthouse will produce more energy than the building and using of the house consumes which makes it a small “power station” and a beacon project for further conscious and sustainable planning and building You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email wooden house - commissioned by leading roof window specialist Velux - incorporates three floors and is located in the town of Pressbaum The main living spaces sit on the ground floor with cleverly elevated roof windows bringing plenty of light into the sitting room - a feat given that the nearby mountains cast a shadow on the plot making natural lighting with conventional windows difficult A wooden screen provides a decorative effect in the main living area Picture windows frame the impressive views on the top floor The building's eco credentials include solar panels that feed electricity to the structure's grid and a ground-source heat pump hot water system Sunlighthouse is one of a series of 'study' houses commissioned by Velux as part of its Model Home 2020 project The clean-lined, wooden house incorporates three floors and is located in the town of Pressbaum, a half-hour drive from Vienna On the top floor are bedrooms and the lower ground floor contains storage and utility rooms the house's most prominent design feature is the striking sloped roof - the architects' response to the steep gradient of the site the roof also includes solar panels that feed electricity to the structure's grid Passive cooling can be achieved in the warm months and there is a ground-source heat pump hot water system Locations range from northern Europe to the Mediterranean showcasing the variety of Velux applications and allowing the company to study the products in different environments The program not only promotes great architecture but also helps create the company's neutral CO2 emissions solutions and energy efficiency development The houses produced through the program are studied closely and then released for habitation The clean-lined, wooden house - commissioned by leading roof window specialist Velux - incorporates three floors and is located in the town of Pressbaum, a half-hour drive from Vienna The main living spaces sit on the ground floor, with cleverly elevated roof windows bringing plenty of light into the sitting room - a feat, given that the nearby mountains cast a shadow on the plot, making natural lighting with conventional windows difficult The building's eco credentials include solar panels that feed electricity to the structure's grid, and a ground-source heat pump hot water system Receive our daily digest of inspiration, escapism and design stories from around the world direct to your inbox. Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper* She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London she has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006 visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas Ellie has also taken part in judging panels such as The Contemporary House (Thames & Hudson Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020) and House London (2022) view of surrounding trees image © adam mørk staircase image © adam mørk (left) roof light over hallway (right) entrance at night images © adam mørk night view image © adam mørk AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style This summer has seen the participation of several Badminton Malta players in international training camps at different European locations National singles and mixed doubles title-holder Fiorella Marie Sadowski was recently in Pressbaum where she joined 48 other players from eight other countries for training The week-long event enabled Sadowski to obtain the latest technical and tactical badminton updates from five top-level coaches The experience should give Sadowski that added confidence when venturing on the international stage in future taking part in the 32nd Summer School organised by Badminton Europe It is relevant to point out that these three players are also national title-holders in their own right having shared between them the five singles and doubles titles in the latest edition of the Under-16 National Junior Championships the Summer School in Vejen is actually an equally intensive week-long training camp for junior players Conducted by ten high-performance coaches handpicked by Badminton Europe this Danish training camp hosted 51 junior players and 19 coaches coming from 24 nations Badminton Malta expressed its gratitude to Badminton Europe for the vital assistance and support provided thereby enabling the successful participation of its junior players in the Summer School Badminton Malta also ex-pressed its continued commitment to provide all its members with further similar opportunities in the future it is relevant to point out that – despite the high ambient temperatures – badminton activity continues unabated throughout the summer months Clubs continue with their training sessions while members sweat it out in their quest to improve their respective standard of play even on a social (rather than competitive) basis can access additional info at www.badmintonmalta.org please register for free or log in to your account Coconuts Tan Chee Tean, a former international badminton player for Malaysia, was tragically killed in a road accident over the weekend Only 24 years old, and a doubles specialist, he had just played in the Czech Open on Friday, September 28, and was travelling to nearby Austria with two other players Chee Tean is reported to have died on the spot Having finished as a runner-up in doubles competitions in the Bangladesh Open Chee Tean left the national team in February of this year after a six-year stint The Star spoke to the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) who said that the loss was a huge blow not just to the young player’s family “I am extremely sad to learn of the passing of Chee Tean capable of playing in both mixed doubles and men’s doubles,” said BAM president Datuk Seri Norza Zakaria Our thoughts go out to his friends and family Get the best of Coconuts delivered to your inbox Copyright © 2025 Coconuts Media Limited Terms Of Service Privacy Policy