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The Holborow Series, certified Passive House design
Certified Passive House Series

HolborowNarrow Lot Passive House Design

A cosy certified Passive House built for narrow Sydney lots. Five floor plans, four facades, around 200 sqm. Modify it to make it yours.

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Make it yours

The Holborow Series is a cosy Passive House design for narrow Sydney blocks, from 200 to 220 sqm, on a frontage from 11.5m (or 10.5m as a zero-lot). It makes the most of a tight footprint with smart vertical zoning and light drawn deep into the plan.

Choose from five floor plan layouts and four facade options, then we modify the design to integrate your needs with the character of your lot.

Why it matters

What the Holborow means for your family

A certified Passive House is not about specifications. It is about how the home feels to live in, every day.

01

Clean, filtered air all day

A heat recovery ventilation system delivers a constant flow of fresh, filtered air, so your family breathes easy even with the windows shut.

02

A dry, mould-free home

An airtight, well-insulated envelope keeps humidity in check, protecting your family and the home from damp and mould.

03

Comfortable in every season

Stable temperatures close to 22°C all year, with no cold corners in winter or stuffy rooms through a Sydney summer.

04

Up to 80% lower energy bills

The envelope does the heavy lifting, so heating and cooling barely run. Low, predictable running costs year after year.

05

Quiet, calm interiors

The same airtight build that saves energy keeps street and neighbour noise outside, where it belongs.

06

Certified and future-proofed

Independently certifiable to the Passive House standard, protecting your family's health and the home's resale value.

4 facade options

Choose your facade

One floor plan, a different street presence. Pick the look that suits your home and street.

Holborow Manhattan facade
01Manhattan
Holborow Metro facade
02Metro
Holborow Hudson facade
03Hudson
Holborow Brooklyn facade
04Brooklyn
5 floor plan variations

Browse the floor plans

Available in 200 sqm. Filter by size to compare every layout, then talk to us about modifying a plan to suit your land and the way you live.

Talk to us about the plansEvery layout is modified to suit your block.
Proof, not promises

See it before you build it.

A real example from our Marvel Homes 360 method, not the floor plans shown above. Every tender we present includes a 3D render built from the exact materials in your contract, never stock imagery. Switch between one of those pre-construction renders and a 3D scan of the finished home, then drag through each to see how true to form we stay.

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Pre-construction 3D renderThe exact render shown at tender, built with the materials specified in the contract.
Site suitability

Designed for a narrow block

Sydney's narrow inner lots come with real constraints. The Holborow is built for them, making the most of a tight footprint so the living spaces feel open inside and out, while the home still sits comfortably in its street.

We customise the Holborow to integrate your needs with the unique character of your lot, managing the complexities of building on a smaller footprint so the finished home feels open, light and spacious.

Common questions

  • Initial quotes can be vague, so we offer feasibility proposals instead. A project's success starts in the early stages, so this approach protects your time and investment from the beginning. Enquire to get started.
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Start your build

Like the Holborow? Let’s make it yours.

Tell us about your land and how you live. We will modify the Holborow to suit your site, your family and your budget, and walk you through what a certified Passive House build really involves.

See how we buildor call 02 9046 8446