Abakhi Bezindlu Abahamba Phambili eSpain
- UJackie De Burca
- January 21, 2026
Abakhi Bezindlu Abahamba Phambili 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

Izindlu zokuhlala zaseSpain ziyadingeka ehlobo elishisayo
Thola indaba enomlando othakazelisayo embonini yensimbi, namuhla eyikhaya lesakhiwo se-Passive House eside kunazo zonke emhlabeni, kanye namayunithi angaphambi kokufakwa afanelekela ukuhlala komuntu ngamunye noma izindawo zokuphumula kanye nemibuthano yamaqembu. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, sinezibonelo ezahlukahlukene zabakhi be-Passive House abathakazelisayo kanye namaphrojekthi abo asakazeke kulo lonke elaseSpain.

Abakhi bezindlu abangasebenzi eSpain i-Eco Vida
Izinkampani ezikhethekile ezifana neWoodville (prefab) kanye nabakhi 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 ukusiza ngokwakha okuyinkimbinkimbi, ukugxila ekufakweni kokushisa okuphezulu, ukungabi nomoya, kanye nezinhlelo ezisebenza kahle njenge-solar PV, okuvame ukubonakala kumaphrojekthi amasha eZaragoza, eMadrid, naseBalearics.
Okuqukethwe
Abakhi Bezindlu Ezingenamsebenzi kanye Nabakhi Bezakhiwo baseSpain:
I-Woodville: offers prefabricated, sustainable, low-impact passive houses in Spain.
Ama-VArquitectos: waklama isakhiwo sePassivehaus eside kunazo zonke emhlabeni - iBolueta Towers eBilbao, waguqula isakhiwo semboni yensimbi saba izindlu zomphakathi.
Ukwakhiwa kweLeukos: is a firm of certified architects specialising in designing Passivhaus certified buildings.
Izindlu ze-Eco Vida: igxile ekwakheni okusimeme, okuhlanganisa nezimiso ezingenzi lutho, ngisho nasezweni lasemaphandleni eliyinselele.
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 Eziqinile zePraxis: kuyinto Ubunjiniyela 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
Ama-VArquitectos
I-VArquitectos iwumkhuba wokwakha nobunjiniyela ovame ukuhlala eduze nohlangothi "lwangempela" lokwakha: ukuqondisa amaklayenti kusukela emcabangweni wokuqala ngokuhlela, ukulethwa kobuchwepheshe, kanye (lapho kudingeka) nokuphathwa kwephrojekthi okugcwele.

isakhiwo sendlu esingenzi lutho eSpain, ngomusa we-VArquitectos
Bahlanganisa irekhodi lesikhathi eside lesitudiyo kanye nobuchwepheshe obusebenzayo ekuklanyweni okusebenzayo kakhulu kanye nokulethwa kwePassivhaus ezinhlotsheni eziningi zezakhiwo—umsebenzi obabeke ngemuva kwezinye zezinhlelo zokuqala zePassive House zaseSpain.
Imibhoshongo yaseBolueta
Inkomba yabo eyaziwa kakhulu emhlabeni wonke yi-#361 Bolueta (Bolueta Tower / Bolueta Towers) eBilbao: intuthuko yezindlu zomphakathi enezindlu ezingu-361 ehlinzekwa njengezakhiwo ezimbili—ibhulokhi elilodwa elinezitezi ezingu-28 elinezindlu ezingu-171 kanye nebhulokhi lesibili elinezitezi ezingu-21 elinezindlu ezingu-190. I-VArquitectos yawina umncintiswano wezakhiwo ezimbili zokuqala ngo-2012, kwathi iklayenti labe selicindezela ushintsho lwesinyathelo ekusebenzeni kwamandla, okwaholela ekushintsheni kwezinga lePassivhaus.

I-Bolueta Towers ngomusa we-VArquitectos
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%).
Bese kuba nokubukeka. Ama-VArquitectos ancike enkumbulo yezimboni kaBolueta—amalahle nensimbi eceleni kweNervión—esebenzisa ubuso bamaphaneli e-aluminium ahlanganiswe kahle ahlelwe ngendlela “ephukile” ngamabomu. Ifundeka cishe njengengahlelekile uma ikude, kodwa ilawulwa ukulandelana okuqondile ukuze ivolumu enkulu ingazizwa njenge-slab eyodwa emfushane esibhakabhakeni.
IWoodville

UWahbi ngomusa kaWoodville
Picture yourself and your loved ones in a sustainable home surrounded by nature.
IWoodville izibeka eduze "kwezindlu zokuhlala kahle": izindawo zokukhosela ezenziwe ngokhuni ezihlelekile, ezithuthwayo ezenzelwe induduzo emvelweni, zigxile kakhulu ekuphileni okungenamandla amaningi kanye nangaphakathi okuzolile nokuhlanzekile. Umqondo oyinhloko ulula—amamojula akhiwe efektri afika ngokushesha, akhuphuka ngokushesha, futhi azizwe njengokwakhiwa okufanele kunokuba "yikhabhinethi yesikhashana".
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 ngomusa kaWoodville
Amamodeli e-Woodville Prefab Passivehouse
Uhla lweWoodville luhlelwe ngemindeni emibili: i-wahbi (indlu encane kakhulu, amandla “okukhosela/okungenisa izihambi”) kanye ne-mohma (umthamo omkhulu, izindawo ezinde, kanye nokuguquguquka okwengeziwe “kwekhaya eliyinhloko/ukuhlala isikhathi eside”).
amamodeli e-wahbi (Compact / Standard / Premium)
Cabanga nge-wahbi njengomugqa osebenzayo-osezingeni eliphezulu—izakhiwo ezilula, ezisheshayo ukusetshenziswa, ezifanele izindawo zokungcebeleka zemvelo, amayunithi ezivakashi, noma isikhala sesibili esincane ngamabomu.
I-wahbi Compact (kusukela ku-€35,800)
Indawo yokuhlala: 24.18 m²
Ubukhulu: 6.2 mx 3.9 mx 3.1 m
Amandla: 2 abantu
Isimo esihle, segumbi lehhotela-semvelo: esincane, esihlelekile, futhi esingaxubile ngamabomu.
I-wahbi Standard
Indawo yokuhlala: 34.1 m²
Ubukhulu: 8.8 mx 3.9 mx 3.1 m
Umthamo: Abantu abangu-2–4

I-wahbi Standard ngomusa we-Woodville
Indawo yokuphefumula eyengeziwe ngenkathi uhlala ulula futhi uhlelekile—ukuphila okulula, akukho zinkinga.
I-wahbi Premium (kusukela ku-€45,100)
Indawo yokuhlala: 43.9 m²
Ubukhulu: 11.2 mx 3.9 mx 3.1 m
Umthamo: Abantu abangu-4–8
Yakhelwe ukuguquguquka—isikhala esengeziwe, izinketho ezengeziwe, futhi kulula ukuyikhulisa ezinhlelweni ezinkulu.
amamodeli e-mohma (Compact / Standard / Premium)
I-mohma ingumqondo obanzi kakhulu—ubukhulu bengaphakathi obude kanye nomuzwa “wokuhlala kahle”. Lokhu kufana nezindlu zangempela zokubalekela lapho ungahlala khona isikhathi eside, ubambe abantu, futhi ugcine isimo somoya, esivuselela ingqondo yakho.
i-mohma Compact (kusukela ku-€55,000)
Indawo yokuhlala: 20.4 m²
Ubukhulu: 5.1 mx 4 mx 4.6 m
Umthamo: Abantu abangu-2–4
Indawo encane enendawo enkulu ngenxa yokuphakama kwayo.
I-mohma Standard (kusukela ku-€68,000)
Indawo yokuhlala: 32.8 m²
Ubukhulu: 8.2 mx 4 mx 4.6 m
Umthamo: Abantu abangu-4–6
Indawo ephakathi nendawo eguquguqukayo—evumelana nezimo kangcono nemindeni, izivakashi, noma ukuhlala isikhathi eside.
i-mohma Premium (kusukela ku-€79,500)
Indawo yokuhlala: 45.0 m²
Ubukhulu: 11.2 mx 4 mx 4.6 m
Umthamo: Abantu abangu-6–8
Yakhelwe ukuhlala okukhulu—indawo eyengeziwe yezivakashi, umsebenzi, ekuseni okuphuthuma kancane, kanye nesikhathi esifanele sokuphumula.
Qaphela: amanani abhalwe njengezibalo "ezivela", futhi intela ayifakiwe.
Izindlu ze-Eco Vida
I-Eco Vida Homes iyisitudiyo sokuklama nokwakha esisebenza kulo lonke elaseSpain, esaziwa kakhulu ngokusiza amakhasimende aphesheya ukudala izindlu zesimanje nezonga ugesi ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezivamile "zokwakha kwamanye amazwe".

Inqubo yendlu eyakhiwe kusengaphambili eyenziwe nge-modular ngenxa ye-Eco Vida Homes
Bahlanganisa ukwakheka kwezakhiwo, ukulethwa kwezobuchwepheshe, kanye nokuphathwa kwamaphrojekthi okwenziwa ngezandla, begcizelela kakhulu ukuxhumana okucacile kanye nokulawula isabelomali kanye nezikhathi.
Baphinde babhekisele emithethweni yobungcweti ngeRoyal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) njengengxenye yesiqinisekiso abasinikeza amakhasimende.
Ukugxila kwephrojekthi: Ikhaya Lamaphupho likaNaiara noSimon eMadrid
Lesi sakhiwo saseMadrid siyisibonelo esihle se-Eco Vida Homes esebenza neklayenti elivele liyazi imboni. Abanikazi bezindlu nguNaiara Vegara (umakhi wezakhiwo ozalelwe eMadrid) nomyeni wakhe, uSimon Mawdsley, abakha eFuente del Fresno, enyakatho-mpumalanga yeMadrid.

Izindlu zokuhlala ezakhiwe kusengaphambili eSpain – ngenxa ye-Eco Vida Homes
Ngisho noma benolwazi lukaNaiara, babefuna ukuqiniseka ngokusebenza komhlaba, imingcele yokuhlela, kanye nesabelomali esingokoqobo ngaphambi kokuzibophezela ngokugcwele—ngakho i-Eco Vida Homes yangenelela ngokucophelela kulesi siza, yahlola ukuhlela nohulumeni wendawo, kanye nemodeli yesabelomali yokusekela isinqumo.
Ngokuklanywa, iNaiara ibeke i-brief enesibindi, elungele ukuhlala kuyo: ukukhanya, ukugeleza, kanye "nendawo engenalutho," enendawo yokuhlala evulekile, ukuqedwa komuntu siqu, kanye nokuxhumana okuqinile kwangaphakathi nangaphandle (kufaka phakathi ithala elinomthunzi kanye nodonga lwengilazi oluhoxiswayo oluvula ikhaya engadini).

Ngomusa we-Eco Vida Homes
Indima ye-Eco Vida Homes kwakuwukuguqula lowo mqondo ube ngokoqobo olungenzeka—imidwebo yobuchwepheshe/yokusebenza, izicelo zamalayisense, ukuthobela imithetho kanye nezikhulu zikahulumeni, kanye nokuphathwa kwephrojekthi okugcwele ngezindawo zokuhlola ezihlelekile zanyanga zonke (kufaka phakathi ukulandelela inqubekela phambili kanye nokuhlolwa kwezilinganiso okuhleliwe).
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.
Engeza ukushisa/ukupholisa ngaphansi komhlaba, amaphaneli e-photovoltaic, kanye nephampu yokushisa, futhi umgomo uwukunethezeka "okucishe kungenzeki"—amazinga okushisa azinzile nomoya ohlanzekile ohlungiwe, ngaphandle kokuthi indlu izwakale ivaliwe ukuhlala ngaphandle.
UDuque noZamora

Indlu Encane
Ngomusa kaDuque noZamora
I-Duque ne-Zamora iyi-studio yaseSpain eyasungulwa ngo-2009 ngu-Alicia Zamora no-Iván G. Duque. Konke okubalulekile yizakhiwo ezibucayi: izakhiwo ezisabela endaweni (ilanga, umoya, izitshalo, imibono, ukuma kwendawo) futhi ezihlose induduzo + impilo yangaphakathi, hhayi nje izindleko eziphansi.
In practice, they work at the intersection of three pillars: bioclimatic design, the Passivhaus standard, and bioconstruction (low-impact, healthy materials).
Yingakho amaphrojekthi abo amaningi engagcini nje ngokuba “asebenza kahle” ephepheni — aklanyelwe ukuzizwa ezolile, ezinzile, futhi ephefumula kalula empilweni yangempela.
Ukugxila kwephrojekthi: Casa EntreEncinas
Nasi isibonelo esihle somsebenzi wabo:

I-Casa Entreencinas ngomusa kaDuque noZamora
I-Casa 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 I-Villanueva de Pría e-Asturias 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 ihlelwe ngendlela yokuthi ingxenye yayo ingena ethambekeni, enomthamo omncane wezitezi ezimbili ngaphezulu. Lokho kwenza izinto ezimbili ngesikhathi esisodwa: kugcina isakhiwo sithule endaweni, futhi kusiza ukusebenza kahle ngoba unciphisa inani lendlu elivezwa umoya 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
Lesi situdiyo sinendlela ecacile yokusebenza: sebenzisa isimo sezulu ngendlela efanele, wakhe ngezinga lokusebenza elilinganisekayo, futhi uthathe izinto ngokungathi sína — hhayi nje ngenxa yekhabhoni, kodwa nangenxa yempilo yangaphakathi. I-Casa EntreEncinas iyisibonelo esihle sazo zonke ezintathu.

I-Casa Entreencinas ngomusa kaDuque noZamora
Uma uke wachitha isikhathi enyakatho yeSpain, uzokwazi ukuthi igalari yendabuko ecwebezelayo iyinto yangempela — akuyona inketho yesitayela, kuyimpendulo yesimo sezulu. Lapha, babuyisa lowo mbono, kodwa bawusebenzisa njengethuluzi.
Ngaseningizimu yesitezi esiphezulu, kunegalari ende esebenza njengesivikelo sesikhathi sonyaka. Ebusika ingaqoqa ilanga futhi isuse unqenqema emakhazeni. Entwasahlobo nasekwindla iba yindawo yokuhlala eyengeziwe. Ehlobo, uma ivuliwe futhi ingeniswe umoya kahle, iyashintsha futhi — ifana nonqenqema olunomthunzi endlini kunebhokisi lengilazi elivaliwe.
Lokhu kungenye yalezo zinyathelo ezibonakala zilula, kodwa zenza okuningi. Futhi kuyisikhumbuzo esihle sokuthi "ukuklama okusimeme" akusho njalo ukusungula into entsha. Ngezinye izikhathi kusho ukusebenzisa lokho abantu asebekutholile endaweni - nje ngemininingwane engcono kanye nokusebenza okungcono.
Ukusebenza kwePassivhaus, ngaphandle komuzwa ongavamile wokungcola
Indlu yakhelwe amazinga okusebenza kahle kwePassivhaus, okusho ukuthi isakhiwo sakhiwe ngokuzungeza i-thermal envelope eqinile, ukungabi nomoya okukhulu, kanye ne-glazing ekhethiwe ukunciphisa ukulahleka kokushisa. Isithembiso esiyisisekelo saleyo ndlela silula: indlu akufanele idinge amandla amaningi ukuze ihlale ikhululekile.
Futhi induduzo yigama elibalulekile. Hhayi “ukonga imali” (nakuba kusiza), futhi hhayi “ukuphawula isitifiketi.” Induduzo njengaku: izinga lokushisa elizinzile, akukho makhona anomoya opholile, izindawo ezibandayo ezimbalwa, nomoya wangaphakathi ongazizwa sengathi uphelelwe yisikhathi.
Umoya womoya osebenza ngomshini kanye nokubuyisa ukushisa kuyingxenye yalokho. Kuzwakala kubuchwepheshe, kodwa okuhlangenwe nakho okuphilayo kujwayelekile kakhulu: umoya omusha ungena ngaphandle kokulahla konke ukushisa kwakho ngefasitela. Uma kwenziwe kahle, awusakuqapheli — okuyiyona njongo.
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.
Izinto zokwakha: akugcini nje ngokusebenza kahle, kodwa futhi kunempilo
Yilapho iCasa EntreEncinas iba mnandi khona kunekhaya elijwayelekile “elisebenza kahle kakhulu.”
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.

I-Casa Entreencinas ngomusa kaDuque noZamora
Ngaphakathi, izinketho zezinto ezibonakalayo ziqhelelene nezinto zokwenziwa, ezinobuthi obuningi ezisabusa izakhiwo ezivamile. Izitezi zemvelo ezifana namatshe noqalo ziyavela, ngisho nezinqumo ezincane - njengokugwema i-PVC ekuhlotshisweni kwangaphakathi okuthambile - zikutshela ukuthi lokhu kwakungekona nje ukushaya izinombolo zamandla. Kwakumayelana nokudala ikhaya elilula emhlabeni futhi elinomusa ukuhlala kulo.
Kungani le phrojekthi ifanele ukunakwa
“Izindlu eziningi ze-eco” zigcina zibukeka sengathi zizama ukufakazela iphuzu. I-Casa EntreEncinas ayikwenzi lokho. Akusikho ukumemeza. Kumane nje kuhlulelwe kahle.
Isebenza nothango. Ihlonipha ama-oki. Isebenzisa umqondo wesifunda (igalari) njengomklamo wangempela wesimo sezulu. Futhi yakhelwe ezingeni lokusebenza elenza induduzo ibe yinto ezenzakalelayo, hhayi into oyijaha ngezilawuli zokushisa.
Uma ufuna isibonelo esihlanzekile sokuthi iPassivhaus kanye ne-bioconstruction zihlangana kanjani ngendlela esazwakala njengekhaya elifanele - nansi-ke.
Izakhiwo Eziqinile zasePraxis
I-Praxis Resilient Buildings iwumsebenzi wobunjiniyela kanye nowezeluleko, oseBarcelona, eSpain. I-Praxis isiza ekudaleni izakhiwo ezinempilo, ezingenayo ikhabhoni eningi, ezisebenza kahle kakhulu, ezinethezekile ezinekhwalithi yomoya omuhle kakhulu kanye nokusetshenziswa kwamandla okungenawo nhlobo okuqhubeka nokusebenza ngaphansi kwezimo zezulu ezimbi kakhulu.
Basiza amakhasimende abo ukuthi afinyelele ekunciphiseni okukhulu ukuphuma kwekhabhoni kusetshenziswa izinto ezivuselelekayo nezinempilo kanye nezinhlelo zokushisa, ukupholisa, amanzi ashisayo kanye nokungenisa umoya ezisebenza kahle.
UPraxis usebenze emakhaya asebekhulile asePassivehouse, emayunithi emindeni eminingi kanye namaphrojekthi okuhlala amaningi.
Ngokwesibonelo, I-El Niu (Isidleke ngesiCatalan) iyisakhiwo sokuqala sase-Andorra esinezitifiketi zePassivhaus Plus zokuhlala eziningi., futhi yaqinisekiswa yi-Oliver Style ye-Praxis Resilient Buildings, yathuthukiswa nguLluis Lopez Castro we-Propietats y Gestió, futhi yaklanywa ngu-Antoni Martí.

Ingaphandle le-El Niu livela ku-Praxis Resilient Buildings
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