Welcome to Studio SILEO Mr Ferrari.

How do you do?

It’s very nice to be here.

Please come into the office and meet my staff.

Mr Ferrari Beatrice is my daughter.

Pleased to meet you, Beatrice. You’ve got a very nice office here. Very modern and full of light!

Thank you. Yes, it’s a nice place to work. 

Before we look at the project, would you like a coffee or a cup of tea?

Oh! Yes, please.

Can I have an espresso with some milk? Italian coffee is too strong for me!

I’ll get it.

Thanks, Beatrice.  

Can you show Mr Ferrari the project?

Certainly.

Would you like to sit here by the computer? 

Here’s the project.

There are three detached houses on alot of 2,000 square metres - six apartments in total.

OK.

The exterior shell is in reinforced concrete with separations from the ground floor to the roof.

Separating walls?

Yes, to conform to earthquake-proof regulations.

Oh, yes, of course.

The lot has a sunny aspect, with a building index of 2.0 cubic metres/sqm.

And what’s their position on the lot?

They all have an east/west aspect.

The living area has a south aspect and the night area has a north aspect.

Where are the garages?

They’re in the basement.

There are also store-rooms. 

They are flats with three rooms, one toilet, one master bathroom and a kitchen.

Under the roof there are storerooms.
There’s a green area and some parking spaces and an external fence.

Yes, nice… 

How about the external walls?

They’re hollow cavity walls.

They’ve got a 5cm interposedinsulation and then an 8cm external blanket insulation.

And the external finish? Surveyor Conti Silicate covering.

How about the internal walls?

Polished plaster and then 3 coats of breathable emulsion.

And the floors?

The separating floors have a noise filter to conform torecent regulations on sound insulation in residentialbuildings.

Is there underfloor heating?

Yes, the pipes are embedded in the floor with 50mm of polyurethane insulation.

There’s a gas condensing boilerwith a high efficiency rating.

And solar panels?

Yes, photovoltaic panels.  

Good.

Are there windows in the roof, too?

Yes, with manual or remote control opening.

So, what’s the energy efficiency rating? 

Class A!