"Moonstone Project": Luxury construction with sustainable architecture

Category: Luxury project | Location: Cheltenham, England | Product used: BEKOTEC-THERM

The house of tomorrow

The estate known as "Moonstone Project" in Great Britain near the English town of Cheltenham is an impressive example of a perfect way to blend luxury construction at the highest level with modern architecture and an ecological, sustainable outlook. The developer John Croft used a former industrial site to build an ultra modern, multi-level home that leaves nothing to be desired and features more than six bedrooms, a swimming pool, a fitness studio, a cinema and a playroom. At the same time, the building meets the highest environmental standards. The Schlüter-BEKOTEC-THERM ceramic thermal comfort floor makes an important contribution to this concept.

The Moonstone Project estate near Cheltenham, England.

Large natural stone floor pavers in the entrance hall of the Moonstone Project.

Large natural stone pavers are laid over the entire floor area.

A view of the modern kitchen of the luxury energy-saving Moonstone Project house, with a strongly wood look.

The floor of the spacious open kitchen area was also laid with natural stone pavers over our BEKOTEC-THERM ceramic thermal comfort floor.

This ultra-modern, multi-storey residential building includes six bedrooms.

A spacious bedroom: the overall useable floor area of this impressive house is no less than 1,470 square metres.

This remarkable property features a swimming pool, in addition to a fitness studio, a cinema and a playroom.

Comfort and environmentally conscious building are not a contradiction; in the Moonstone Project they go hand in hand.

Renewable energy sources: 80% of the energy required is generated by photovoltaic cells and 20% by a heat pump.

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The entire useable floor area of 1,470 m² of this impressive dwelling was laid with Schlüter-BEKOTEC-THERM in combination with Jerusalem Gold brand natural stone pavers. "John Croft chose our system because he was convinced by the high responsiveness of our floor heating system based on its low assembly height," explains Carl Stokes, Divisional Manager of Schlüter-Systems Ltd in the United Kingdom. "Of course, the energy efficiency of the ceramic thermal comfort floor was also an important concern for him since he was aiming all along to build a 'positive energy house', i.e. one that generates more energy than it consumes and is completely energy-independent."

The ceramic thermal comfort floor proved to be the ideal solution for the construction project because its low assembly height is a perfect match for operation with renewable energy sources. The Moonstone Project makes use of exactly this kind of energy: 80% of the required energy is generated by a wall of photovoltaic cells, while the remaining 20% is supplied by a heat pump.

These methods of energy generation are supplemented by state-of-the-art insulation solutions: the walls consist of 50 cm layers of both solid stone and modern extruded, waterproof insulation material. The insides are lined with concrete blocks, which contribute to cooling in summer and to thermal storage in winter. In combination with triple-glazed windows, this results in a building that meets the highest standards for passive homes and that even exceeds the insulation values of this standard by as much as 65%.

Accordingly, the Moonstone Project demonstrates strikingly that the "house of the future" can be a model for demanding and sustainable housebuilding even today. With innovative building materials and a carefully coordinated energy-saving concept, sustainable building can be easily implemented in such luxury projects without sacrificing any comfort. The Schlüter-BEKOTEC-THERM ceramic thermal comfort floor makes a significant contribution as an energy-efficient floor heating system.