Maldanna Building Design

16/03/2026

What a project this has been! Some very cool design features we were able to incorporate into this house 🙌 🙌 watch this space

All cleaned and ready for move-in day ✨

This home has come together so beautifully and we’re excited to share the full reveal soon.
From the skylights to the custom kitchen and warm lighting details… every space has been thoughtfully designed.

Our clients are about to move into something very special soon.

🧑‍🍳 The Custom Kitchen Company

04/03/2026

Building Designers Association of Australia showcasing another one of our projects. Few years old now but still an unbelievable project 🙌🙌 Taiga Build did an amazing job

12/02/2026

Still a great project to look back on and to have been a part of👌

13/02/2025

One of our recently completed projects is up for sale. The owners and builder did a great job with the final touches. Get in quick as it will create a lot of interest!!

23/12/2024

Another great collaboration with Levi Smith General Builder!! As always they have done a great job 🙌

10/11/2024

Fantastic few days in Hobart topped off with winning an award at the 2024 National Building Design Awards!! Great work by all involved in the project + Impact Sheds

25/03/2024

Did someone say Active House?? This is basically an evolution of a Passive House that goes one step further...!! Let's backtrack a little phew 😳
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Passive Solar Design and Passive House design, we are learning are two distinct, yet related, concepts in the field of sustainable building and energy efficiency 🌱
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🤔 What does passive solar design mean?
It is where the home uses natural energy flows (sun and wind) to maintain the most comfortable indoor environment possible for a building for the climate in which it’s located (Envirotecture, 2018).
The design considerations required to achieve a passive solar building are:
• Orientation
• Zoning
• Thermal mass
• Shading
• Insulation
• Ventilation
• Glazing
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🤔 What does Passive House or 'passivhaus' mean?
A Passive House takes a ‘fabric first’ approach. The focus of the design is ensuring the thermal shell (the layer that separates inside from outside) is optimised to provide comfortable, healthy, indoor conditions (Marlow 2020).
Passive Houses have five key elements:
• Orientation
• Appropriate insulation
• Airtightness
• High performance windows
• Balanced ventilation with heat recovery
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🤔 Which one is best? Envirotecture (2018) state that both Passive Solar Design and Certified Passive House can deliver comfortable, affordable and enjoyable buildings in a range of climates, neither one is inherently better than the other. However, Passive House does have some strict criteria for performance whereas Passive Solar has only principles. The biggest single difference in a Passive House is the requirement for air tightness.
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delivers practical, stylish, and passively designed solutions for every project https://www.maldannabuildingdesign.com.au/

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29/02/2024

WEBSITE UPDATE! check out our latest 'Pool House' project. Here is a sneak peak - concept and reality 🙌

www.maldannabuildingdesign.com.au

Build -
Shed - Impact Sheds
Photography -

14/02/2024

11/12/2023

Great to see another little design come to life!! Great work as usual by Levi Smith General Builder 👌👌

30/11/2023

SOLAR STUDY - Orientation, window size/location and shading all play a huge part in a passively designed house.

We can use your coordinates to show you exactly where and when the sun will enter your house.

This is a recent design showing the kitchen/living area at 2pm in the middle of winter being bathed in natural light and then summer being in full shade.