The Meadow
A compact rural home designed for open sites, quiet views, and everyday simplicity.
From €149,000
- 52–74 m²
- 1–2 bedrooms
- Rural plots, downsizing, simple living
- Indicative guide price only
Overview
The Meadow is shaped for low-energy rural living. Its 52 to 74 m² footprint, timber-lined interior, and low-pitched form suit downsizing, guest accommodation, or smaller full-time homes on rural Irish plots. Every Meadow is engineered to NZEB performance, targeting a minimum A2 BER, with closed-panel timber-frame walls, blown cellulose insulation, triple glazing, and an MVHR-paired ventilation strategy. Heating is heat-pump-ready as standard, with solar PV available as an early specification choice for clients who want to push performance further.
Materials
- Closed-panel timber-frame structure, FSC/PEFC certified
- Blown cellulose insulation in walls and roof
- Wall U-value target: ≤ 0.18 W/m²K
- Triple-glazed windows, U ≤ 1.2 W/m²K
- Siberian larch or fibre-cement cladding options
- MVHR-paired ventilation, heat-pump-ready heating
- Compact, storage-led interior planning
- Optional solar PV specification pathway
Specification
The Meadow — indicative specification
The Meadow is engineered to NZEB performance under Part L of the Irish Building Regulations. The specification below describes the standard build pathway, with optional upgrade routes confirmed at the brief stage.
Indicative only. Final specification, performance values, and material selections are confirmed after the site review, brief, and production-slot stages. Performance values are targets, not certifications.
Footprint
- Internal floor area
- 52 to 74 m² depending on layout
- External dimensions
- approx. 6.0 × 10.5 m (smaller variant) to 6.5 × 12.5 m (larger variant)
- Layout
- 1 or 2 bedrooms
- Designed for
- 1 to 3 occupants
- Storey
- single storey, low-pitched mono- or duo-pitch roof
Structure
- Frame
- closed-panel timber frame, FSC/PEFC certified
- Wall build-up
- 220 mm structural stud, blown cellulose insulated, plywood sheathing, vapour control membrane, 50 mm service cavity
- Roof
- timber I-joist construction, fully filled cellulose insulation, warm-roof detailing
- Foundations
- engineered pad or strip foundations to site-specific structural engineer’s design
Envelope performance
- Wall U-value target
- ≤ 0.18 W/m²K
- Roof U-value target
- ≤ 0.13 W/m²K
- Floor U-value target
- ≤ 0.14 W/m²K
- Airtightness target
- ≤ 3.0 m³/h·m² at 50 Pa (well inside the NZEB 5.0 ceiling)
- BER target
- minimum A2 under Part L 2022 (NZEB-compliant)
Glazing
- Standard package
- triple-glazed, argon-filled, warm-edge spacers, U ≤ 1.2 W/m²K
- Frames
- aluminium-clad timber or all-aluminium options
- Orientation
- south- and west-facing apertures sized for solar gain; north-facing reduced and tuned for daylight only
Heating & ventilation
- Ventilation
- MVHR (Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery), heat recovery efficiency up to 90%
- Heating
- air-source heat pump, heat-pump-ready as standard
- Distribution
- underfloor heating on ground floor as standard
- Hot water
- integrated heat pump cylinder, 180–210 L typical
- Renewables
- solar PV pathway available as an early specification choice
Cladding & finish
- External cladding options
- Siberian larch, thermowood, or fibre-cement board
- Internal lining
- plasterboard finish standard; timber-lined accent walls optional
- Floors
- engineered timber or LVT to client selection
- Doors
- solid-core internal, insulated composite external
Kitchen, bathroom & services
- Kitchen
- Irish-supplied modular kitchen, mid-range spec level standard, upgrade tiers available
- Appliances
- integrated oven, hob, extractor, and slimline dishwasher in standard package
- Bathroom
- full ensuite or main bathroom with shower, basin, WC; tiled wet zones
- Electrical
- single-phase, NZEB-compliant loading; EV-ready electrical pathway optional
- Plumbing
- first-fix complete; final service connections by client’s local services contractor
Delivery & install
- Lead time
- typically 14 to 20 weeks from agreed production slot
- On-site time
- 3 to 5 days for module placement and weather-tight finish, plus 4 to 8 weeks for second-fix and commissioning
- Delivery
- flatbed transport; standard crane lift on access-suitable sites
- AeroNest scope
- module manufacture, delivery, lift, weather-tight installation, internal commissioning
- Client scope
- site survey, planning, groundworks, services connection, final landscaping
Gallery
The Meadow in context
Five reference views of a Meadow placed within rural Irish ground, with notes on orientation, envelope, and interior.
Designed for
- Rural plots
- Downsizers
- Guest homes
- Quiet retreats
- One or two-person living
- Clients who want simplicity without a temporary feel
Why this model
The Meadow is for clients who want less unnecessary volume and more attention to proportion, light, warmth, and site orientation.
Pricing notes
From €149,000. Final price depends on size, bedroom count, groundworks, services, access, specification, delivery, installation, and planning context.
Prices are indicative ‘from’ guide prices and depend on size, specification, groundworks, services, delivery access, installation requirements, planning context, and final interior finish. A site and brief review is required before any formal proposal.
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