Abakhi bezindlu abaphambili abangasebenziyo eSpain
- UJackie De Burca
- January 21, 2026
Abakhi bezindlu abaphambili abangasebenziyo eSpain
Spain has a growing number of Passive House builders, from specialised firms to construction companies that offer passive homes and buildings as one of their services, to architects who design and build with their chosen partners.
“With summers becoming almost unbearably hot in some areas of Spain, being able to live in a passive house is more desirable than ever.” Jackie De Burca

Iindlu zokuhlala zaseSpain ezifunekayo ehlotyeni elishushu
Fumanisa ibali elinembali enomdla kwishishini lentsimbi, elihlala namhlanje kwisakhiwo sePassive House esona sikhulu ehlabathini, kunye neeyunithi ezilungiselelwe ukuhlala umntu ngamnye okanye iindawo zokuphumla kunye neendibano zamaqela. Phakathi, sinemizekelo eyahlukeneyo yabakhi bePassive House abanomdla kunye neeprojekthi zabo ezijikeleze iSpain.

Abakhi bezindlu abangasebenziyo eSpain i-Eco Vida
Iinkampani ezikhethekileyo ezifana neWoodville (ezakhelwe ngaphambili) kunye nabayili bezakhiwo eLeukos Architecture to large developers creating certified multi-family social housing, with key players including the Plataforma Edificación Passivhaus (PEP), and companies like Izindlu ze-Eco Vida ukuncedisa ekwakheni izinto ezintsonkothileyo, ukugxila kwi-super-insulation, ukungabi namoya, kunye neenkqubo ezisebenzayo ezifana ne-solar PV, ezihlala zibonakala kwiiprojekthi ezintsha eZaragoza, eMadrid, naseBalearics.
Isiqulatho
Abakhi bezindlu ezingundoqo zaseSpain kunye nabayili bezakhiwo:
IWoodville: offers prefabricated, sustainable, low-impact passive houses in Spain.
Ii-VArquitectos: wayila isakhiwo sePassivehaus esona sikhulu ehlabathini – iiBolueta Towers eBilbao, eguqula isicwangciso soshishino lwentsimbi saba yindlu yokuhlala yoluntu.
Uyilo lweLeukos: is a firm of certified architects specialising in designing Passivhaus certified buildings.
Izindlu ze-Eco Vida: igxile ekwakheni okuzinzileyo, kuquka nemigaqo engasetyenziswayo, nokuba kumhlaba wasemaphandleni onzima.
UDuque noZamora: focuses on sensitive architecture: buildings that respond to the place (sun, wind, vegetation, views, topography) and aim for comfort + health indoors, not just lower bills.
Izakhiwo Ezizinzileyo zePraxis: yi Zobunjineli and consultancy practice. With their partners, they help create healthy, low-carbon, high-performance, comfortable buildings with excellent air quality and near-zero energy consumption that continue to perform under extreme climate conditions
Ii-VArquitectos
I-VArquitectos yindlela yokwakha nobunjineli ehlala ikufutshane necala "lokwenyani" lokwakha: ukukhokela abathengi ukusuka kwingcamango yokuqala ukuya kucwangciso, ukunikezelwa kobuchwephesha, kunye (xa kuyimfuneko) nolawulo olupheleleyo lweprojekthi.

isakhiwo sendlu esingasebenziyo eSpain, ngoncedo lweVArquitectos
Badibanisa irekhodi lestudiyo elide kunye nobuchule obusebenzayo kuyilo olusebenzayo kunye nokuhanjiswa kwePassivhaus kwiintlobo ezahlukeneyo zezakhiwo—umsebenzi obabeke emva kwezinye zezicwangciso zokuqala zePassive House zaseSpain.
Iinqaba zeBolueta
Eyona ngxelo yabo yaziwayo kwihlabathi liphela yi #361 Bolueta (Bolueta Tower / Bolueta Towers) eBilbao: uphuhliso lwezindlu zoluntu ezingama-361 olunikezelwa njengezakhiwo ezibini—enye inezitezi ezingama-28 ezinezindlu ezili-171 kunye neyesibini enezitezi ezingama-21 ezinezindlu ezili-190. I-VArquitectos iphumelele ukhuphiswano lwezakhiwo ezimbini zokuqala ngo-2012, kwaye umthengi emva koko wanyanzelisa utshintsho oluncinci ekusebenzeni kwamandla, okwakhokelela ekubeni kutshintshelwe kumgangatho wePassivhaus.

IiBolueta Towers ngenceba yeVArquitectos
What makes the “tower” part especially notable is that it hit Passivhaus at true high-rise scale: the first tower reached around 88 metres and became (at the time of certification) the tallest Passivhaus-certified building. The technical story is the familiar Passivhaus one—but executed with high-rise discipline: a heavily-optimised envelope, aggressive thermal-bridge control, high-performance windows, and airtight construction paired with mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (the project team notes heat-recovery performance up to ~90%).
Kwaye nantsi ke imbonakalo. I-VArquitectos ixhomekeke kwimemori yezimboni yaseBolueta—amalahle kunye nentsimbi ecaleni kweNervión—isebenzisa i-façade yeephaneli ze-aluminium ezidityaniswe ngendlela “eyaphukileyo” ngabom. Ifundeka ngathi ayihambelani ukusuka kude, kodwa ilawulwa ziindlela ezithe nkqo ukuze ivolumu enkulu ingavakali ngathi yi-slab enye ecacileyo kwi-skyline.
Woodville

UWahbi ngenceba kaWoodville
Picture yourself and your loved ones in a sustainable home surrounded by nature.
IWoodville izimisa ngokwendawo ethi “IiKhaya Ezihlala Kakuhle”: iindawo zokuhlala ezenziwe ngomthi ezilungiselelwe intuthuzelo kwindalo, zigxile kakhulu kubomi obungenamandla aneleyo kunye nobuhlobo obuzolileyo nobucocekileyo ngaphakathi. Ingcinga ephambili ilula—iimodyuli ezakhiwe ngumzi-mveliso ezifika ngokukhawuleza, zinyuke ngokukhawuleza, kwaye zivakala ngathi zizakhiwo ezifanelekileyo kunokuba “ziikhabhini zexeshana”.
Sustainability and performance are a big part of the pitch: timber from certified forests, Passivhaus-led thinking, and optional setups that can push towards self-sufficiency (power, water and waste systems).
Add in structural insulating panels, biophilic design cues, and a protective outer metal skin designed to keep the timber structure performing well over time.

UWahbi ngenceba kaWoodville
Iimodeli zeWoodville Prefab Passivehouse
Uluhlu lweWoodville luhlelwe ngokweentsapho ezimbini: i-wahbi (incinci ngakumbi, amandla “okuhlala/okwamkela iindwendwe”) kunye ne-mohma (umthamo omkhulu, iindawo ezinde, kunye nokuguquguquka okungakumbi “kwekhaya eliphambili/ukuhlala ixesha elide”).
Iimodeli zeWahbi (ezincinci / ezisemgangathweni / eziprimiyamu)
Cinga nge-wahbi njengomgca osebenzayo-owobunewunewu—uyilo olulula, olukhawulezayo ukusetyenzwa, olulungele iiholide zendalo, iiyunithi zeendwendwe, okanye indawo yesibini encinci ngabom.
I-wahbi Compact (ukusuka kwi-€35,800)
Indawo yokuhlala: 24.18 m²
Ubukhulu: 6.2 mx 3.9 mx 3.1 m
Isikhundla: abantu abangama-2
Imo entle, ecocekileyo, efana negumbi lehotele: incinci, icocekile, kwaye ingenazinto zininzi ngabom.
I-wahbi Standard
Indawo yokuhlala: 34.1 m²
Ubukhulu: 8.8 mx 3.9 mx 3.1 m
Umthamo: Abantu abayi-2–4

I-wahbi Standard ngobubele bukaWoodville
Indawo yokuphefumla engakumbi ngelixa uhlala ulula kwaye ulula—ubomi obulula, akukho ngxaki.
I-wahbi Premium (ukusuka kwi-€45,100)
Indawo yokuhlala: 43.9 m²
Ubukhulu: 11.2 mx 3.9 mx 3.1 m
Umthamo: Abantu abayi-4–8
Yakhelwe ukuguquguquka—indawo engakumbi, ukhetho olungakumbi, kwaye kulula ukuyikhulisa kwizicwangciso ezinkulu.
Iimodeli zeMohma (ezincinci / ezisemgangathweni / eziprimiyamu)
I-mohma yingcamango ebanzi ngakumbi—ubukhulu bangaphakathi obude kunye nemvakalelo "yokuhlala kakuhle". Ezi zifana nezindlu zokuphumla apho unokuhlala khona ixesha elide, wamkele abantu, kwaye ugcine loo moya upholileyo, ulungelelanise ingqondo yakho.
iMohma Compact (ukusuka kwi-€55,000)
Indawo yokuhlala: 20.4 m²
Ubukhulu: 5.1 mx 4 mx 4.6 m
Umthamo: Abantu abayi-2–4
Unyawo oluncinci olunendawo enkulu ngenxa yokuphakama.
I-mohma Standard (ukusuka kwi-€68,000)
Indawo yokuhlala: 32.8 m²
Ubukhulu: 8.2 mx 4 mx 4.6 m
Umthamo: Abantu abayi-4–6
Indawo ephakathi eguquguqukayo—elungelelaniswe ngakumbi neentsapho, iindwendwe, okanye ukuhlala ixesha elide.
iPremium ye-mohma (ukusuka kwi-€79,500)
Indawo yokuhlala: 45.0 m²
Ubukhulu: 11.2 mx 4 mx 4.6 m
Umthamo: Abantu abayi-6–8
Yenzelwe indawo yokuhlala enkulu—indawo eyongezelelweyo yeendwendwe, umsebenzi, ukucotha kwasekuseni, kunye nexesha elifanelekileyo lokuphumla.
Qaphela: amaxabiso adweliswe njengamanani "avela", kwaye irhafu ayifakwanga.
Izindlu ze-Eco Vida
I-Eco Vida Homes yisitudiyo soyilo nokwakha esisebenza kulo lonke elaseSpain, esaziwa kakhulu ngokunceda abathengi bamazwe ngamazwe ukuba benze ii-villa zanamhlanje, ezisebenzisa umbane kakuhle ngaphandle kweengxaki "zokwakha kwamanye amazwe" eziqhelekileyo.

Inkqubo yendlu eyakhiwe kwangaphambili eyenziwe ngemodeli ngenxa ye-Eco Vida Homes
Badibanisa uyilo lwezakhiwo, ukunikezelwa kwemisebenzi yobugcisa, kunye nolawulo lweeprojekthi oluqhutywa ngesandla, begxininisa kakhulu kunxibelelwano olucacileyo kunye nokugcina uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali kunye namaxesha amiselweyo phantsi kolawulo.
Bakwabhekisa kwimithetho yobungcali esebenzisa iRoyal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) njengenxalenye yesiqinisekiso abasinika abathengi.
Ingqwalasela yeprojekthi: Ikhaya lamaphupha likaNaiara noSimon eMadrid
Esi sakhiwo saseMadrid ngumzekelo omhle we-Eco Vida Homes esebenza nomthengi osele eyazi le shishini. Abanini bezindlu nguNaiara Vegara (umyili wezakhiwo ozalelwe eMadrid) kunye nomyeni wakhe, uSimon Mawdsley, abakha eFuente del Fresno, kumntla-mpuma weMadrid.

Iivillas ezilungiselelwe kwangaphambili eSpain – ngenxa ye-Eco Vida Homes
Nangona babenemvelaphi kaNaiara, babefuna uqiniseko malunga nokuba umhlaba uza kusetyenziswa na, imida yocwangciso, kunye nohlahlo lwabiwo-mali olusebenzayo ngaphambi kokuba bazibophelele ngokupheleleyo—ngoko ke i-Eco Vida Homes yangenelela ngononophelo olufanelekileyo kwisiza, yajongana noorhulumente basekuhlaleni, kunye nomzekelo wohlahlo lwabiwo-mali ukuxhasa isigqibo.
Ngokoyilo, iNaiara ibeke i-brief enesibindi, enokuhlala kuyo: ukukhanya, ukuhamba kwamanzi, kunye "nendawo engenanto," enendawo yokuhlala evulekileyo, ukugqitywa komntu, kunye noqhagamshelwano oluqinileyo lwangaphakathi nangaphandle (kuquka ithala elinomthunzi kunye nodonga lweglasi olurhoxayo oluvula ikhaya ukuya egadini).

Ngobubele be-Eco Vida Homes
Indima ye-Eco Vida Homes yayikukuguqula loo ngcamango ibe yinto yokwenyani eyakhayo—imizobo yobugcisa/yokusebenza, izicelo zeelayisenisi, ukuthobela imithetho kunye ne-bureaucracy, kunye nolawulo olupheleleyo lweprojekthi kunye neendawo zokujonga ezicwangcisiweyo zenyanga (kubandakanya ukulandelwa kwenkqubela phambili kunye novavanyo olucwangcisiweyo).
Where it gets really interesting is performance. Madrid swings hard between winter cold and summer heat, so the project leans on Passive House principles (without chasing certification): solar orientation, serious insulation, airtightness, and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery.
Yongeza ukufudumeza/ukupholisa phantsi komgangatho, iiphaneli ze-photovoltaic, kunye nepompo yobushushu, kwaye injongo kukuba kubekho intuthuzelo “ephantse ingabikho”—amaqondo obushushu azinzileyo kunye nomoya ococekileyo ohluziweyo, ngaphandle kokuba indlu iziva ivaliwe kwindawo yokuhlala yangaphandle.
UDuque noZamora

Indlu yoNxibelelwano
Ngobubele bukaDuque noZamora
I-Duque kunye neZamora yisitudiyo saseSpain esasekwa ngo-2009 ngu-Alicia Zamora kunye no-Iván G. Duque. Yonke into yabo yizakhiwo ezibuthathaka: izakhiwo ezisabela kwindawo (ilanga, umoya, izityalo, imbonakalo, imbonakalo yomhlaba) kwaye zijolise ekuthuthuzeleni + kwimpilo yangaphakathi, kungekhona nje ekunciphiseni iindleko.
In practice, they work at the intersection of three pillars: bioclimatic design, the Passivhaus standard, and bioconstruction (low-impact, healthy materials).
Yiyo loo nto uninzi lweeprojekthi zabo zingapheleli nje “ekusebenzeni kakuhle” ephepheni—zenzelwe ukuba zizive zizolile, zizinzile, kwaye ziphefumle kakuhle ebomini bokwenyani.
Injongo yeprojekthi: Casa EntreEncinas
Nantsi umzekelo omhle womsebenzi wabo:

ICasa Entreencinas ngenceba kaDuque noZamora
Indlu EntreEncinas is one of those projects that feels calm the moment you look at it. The property looks perfectly placed in its environment.
Ihlala ngaphakathi IVillanueva de Pría eAsturias, on a sloping plot dotted with oak trees. And instead of doing the usual developer move (flatten the site, fight the landscape, pretend the trees are an inconvenience), Duque and Zamora lean into what’s already there.
Indlu icwangciswe ngendlela yokuba inxalenye yayo ingene kwithambeka, kunye nomthamo omncinci onezitezi ezimbini ngaphezulu. Oko kwenza izinto ezimbini ngaxeshanye: kugcina isakhiwo sibonakala sizolile xa sijonge umhlaba, kwaye kunceda ukusebenza kuba unciphisa inani lendlu elichatshazelwa ngumoya nokubanda.
“This house was built according to bioclimatic principles, the result of a quest for a self-sufficient dwelling whose design integrates, on the one hand, the energy efficiency concepts of the Passivhaus standard, and on the other, bioclimatic architecture, guaranteeing a nearly zero-energy building, as well as the principles of bioclimatic construction, which require the use of materials and building systems with low environmental impact.” Duque and Zamora
Le studio inendlela ecacileyo yokusebenza: sebenzisa imozulu ngokufanelekileyo, yakha ngokwemigangatho yokusebenza elinganisekayo, kwaye uthathe izinto nzulu — kungekuphela nje ngenxa yekhabhoni, kodwa nangenxa yempilo yangaphakathi. I-Casa EntreEncinas ngumzekelo ococekileyo wazo zontathu.

ICasa Entreencinas ngenceba kaDuque noZamora
Ukuba ukhe wachitha ixesha kumantla eSpain, uya kwazi ukuba igalari yemveli enemibala eqaqambileyo yinto yokwenyani — ayilokhetho lwesitayile, yimpendulo yemozulu. Apha, babuyisela loo ngcinga, kodwa bayisebenzisa njengesixhobo.
Ngasemazantsi omgangatho ophezulu, kukho igalari epheleleyo esebenza njenge-buffer yexesha lonyaka. Ebusika inokuqokelela ilanga kwaye isuse umphetho ekubandeni. Entwasahlobo nasekwindla iba yindawo yokuhlala eyongezelelweyo. Ehlotyeni, xa ivuliwe kwaye ingeniswe umoya ngokufanelekileyo, iyatshintsha kwakhona - ifana nomphetho onomthunzi endlwini kunebhokisi yeglasi evaliweyo.
Le yenye yezo ntshukumo zibonakala zilula, kodwa yenza okuninzi. Ikwasisikhumbuzo esihle sokuba "uyilo oluzinzileyo" alusoloko luthetha ukusungula into entsha. Ngamanye amaxesha kuthetha ukusebenzisa oko abantu sele bekwazile ukukuqonda ekuhlaleni - kuphela ngeenkcukacha ezingcono kunye nokusebenza okungcono.
Ukusebenza kwePassivhaus, ngaphandle kokuziva okungaqhelekanga okungeyongozi
Indlu yenzelwe amanqanaba okusebenza kakuhle kwePassivhaus, oko kuthetha ukuba isakhiwo sakhiwe ngokujikeleza ubushushu obuqinileyo, umoya ongenamoya omninzi, kunye neglasi ekhethiweyo ukunciphisa ukulahleka kobushushu. Isithembiso esisisiseko saloo ndlela silula: indlu akufuneki ifune amandla amaninzi ukuze ihlale ikhululekile.
Kwaye intuthuzelo ligama elibalulekileyo. Hayi “ukugcina imali” (nangona inceda), kwaye hayi “ukuphawula isiqinisekiso.” Intuthuzelo njengakwi: ubushushu obuzinzileyo, akukho magumbi anomoya obandayo, iindawo ezibandayo ezimbalwa, kunye nomoya wangaphakathi ongaziva ngathi uphelelwe lixesha.
Umoya womoya osebenzisa umatshini kunye nokubuyisela ubushushu yinxalenye yoko. Kuvakala ngathi kubuchwephesha, kodwa amava aphilayo aqhelekile: umoya omtsha ungena ngaphandle kokulahla ubushushu bakho bonke ngefestile. Xa kwenziwe kakuhle, awusayi kuqaphela - yiyo kanye loo nto ibalulekileyo.
Solar thermal supports hot water (and can give heating support too), and there’s a practical, grown-up attitude to water: rainwater collection and on-site wastewater treatment. That’s the kind of detail that doesn’t show up in a quick Instagram scroll, but it matters if we’re serious about what “sustainable” means.
Izixhobo: azisebenzi kakuhle kuphela, kodwa zisempilweni
Kulapho iCasa EntreEncinas inomdla khona kunekhaya eliqhelekileyo "elisebenza kakuhle".
There’s timber construction, natural insulation choices like cork, and finishes like lime render that suit the region and fit a more breathable approach. There’s also a green roof, which helps with rainwater, microclimate, and resilience.

ICasa Entreencinas ngenceba kaDuque noZamora
Ngaphakathi, izinto ezikhethiweyo azixhomekekanga kwizinto ezenziweyo nezinetyhefu eninzi ezisasetyenziswa kakhulu kwizakhiwo eziqhelekileyo. Iifloor zendalo ezifana nelitye kunye ne-bamboo ziyavela, kwaye nezigqibo ezincinci - njengokuphepha i-PVC kwiimpahla zangaphakathi ezithambileyo - zikuxelela ukuba oku bekungekuko nje ukufezekisa amanani amandla. Bekungokudala ikhaya elikhaphukhaphu emhlabeni kwaye lilungele ukuhlala kulo.
Kutheni le projekthi ifanele ukuqwalaselwa
Uninzi "lwezindlu zendalo" ziphela zibonakala ngathi zizama ukungqina ingongoma ethile. I-Casa EntreEncinas ayikwenzi oko. Ayithethi ukukhwaza. Igwetywe kakuhle nje.
Isebenza kunye nethambeka. Ihlonipha imi-oki. Isebenzisa ingcamango yengingqi (igalari) njengoyilo lokwenyani lwemozulu. Kwaye yakhiwe kumgangatho wokusebenza owenza intuthuzelo ibe yinto eqhelekileyo, kungekhona into oyisukelayo ngolawulo lokufudumeza.
Ukuba ufuna umzekelo ocacileyo apho iPassivhaus kunye ne-bioconstruction zidibana khona ngendlela esavakala ngathi yindlu efanelekileyo - yile.
Izakhiwo Ezizinzileyo zasePraxis
Izakhiwo zePraxis Resilient yinkampani yobunjineli kunye neengcebiso, eseBarcelona, eSpain. IPraxis inceda ekudaleni izakhiwo ezisempilweni, ezingenakhabhoni ininzi, ezisebenza kakuhle, ezikhululekileyo ezinomgangatho womoya ogqwesileyo kunye nokusetyenziswa kwamandla ombane okusebenza kancinci phantsi kweemeko zemozulu ezimbi.
Banceda abathengi babo ukuba banciphise kakhulu iindleko zabo ukukhutshwa kwekhabhoni ukusebenzisa izixhobo ezihlaziyekayo nezisempilweni kunye neenkqubo zokufudumeza, ukupholisa, amanzi ashushu kunye nokungenisa umoya ezisebenza kakuhle.
UPraxis usebenze kwizindlu zabantu abadala ezibizwa ngokuba yiPassivehouse, iiyunithi zeentsapho ezininzi kunye neeprojekthi zokuhlala ezininzi.
Umzekelo, I-El Niu (iNest ngesiCatalan) sisakhiwo sokuqala sase-Andorra esineendawo zokuhlala ezininzi esineziqinisekiso zePassivhaus Plus., kwaye yaqinisekiswa yi-Oliver Style yePraxis Resilient Buildings, eyaphuhliswa nguLluis Lopez Castro wePropietats y Gestió, kwaye yayiyilwe ngu-Antoni Martí.

Ingaphandle le-El Niu livela kwiPraxis Resilient Buildings
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