ZEB Pilot House by Snøhetta

Situated on the town of Larvik in Vestfold county, Norway, the ZEB Pilot House is a sustainable building describes a multi-comfort single family home, a sloping roof surface clad with solar panels and rain collectors.

Architects: Snøhetta
Location: Larvik, Norway
Photographs: Bruce Damonte

This is a cooperation between Snøhetta, Scandinavia’s largest independent research body SINTEF, ZEB partner Brødrene Dahl, and Optimera.

An outdoor atrium with fireplace and furnishing opens for outdoor dining from early spring to late fall. A feeling of cabin life, in one of the world’s most advanced family houses, in a room with walls of stacked firewood and bricks.

Inspiration from architect:

To achieve ZEB-OM classification the project is required to document and verify a minimum of 100% CO2 offsetting. Renewable energy production via photovoltaic and solar-thermal panels integrated in the building envelope enables offsetting of carbon emissions generated by the burning of fossil fuels in power stations.