Luxury Estate with Vineyards

Heating

Space heating is provided by two Sanyo air/water heat pumps installed in the chiller compound. These pump hot water in a primary circuit to two buffer vessels located in the level -2 technical room. From there, hot water is pumped via secondary circuits to underfloor heating systems throughout the house. 

Control of the individual rooms is managed by the Prosystems Home Control installation. Each room is fitted with a temperature controller/sensor connected to the Home Control System, which automatically adjusts the heating control valve depending on the desired temperature. 

Air Conditioning

Air conditioning is provided by the same heat pumps operating in reverse cycle mode during summer as chillers. This is achieved by a summer/winter switch installed on the Home Control System.

Chilled water is pumped from the buffer vessels to ceiling mounted air conditioning units via separate secondary circuits. Once again, control of the individual rooms is managed by the Prosystems Home Control installation as described above.

As well as temperature control, it is also possible to control the fan speed of the air conditioning units via the Home Control System. As opposed to conventional air conditioning the advantage found in this property is that there are no drafts resulting from the cooling system.

Water

The property has two boreholes from which the water quality is very high. To optimize the quality, the water is treated by: water softener, ultraviolet and reverse osmosis systems.

The primary source of heating for hot water comes from a solar system and the water is stored in two 500-litre hot water storage tanks. There are two backups to this system: a diesel boiler located in the chiller compound and an electric immersion heater in the hot water tank.

A hot water circulation pump ensures that hot water is maintained in all areas of the house.

Ventilation

All toilets, bathrooms and kitchens have their own extraction fans hidden in the ceiling voids. Also the following areas have dedicated ventilation systems:

- Spa area
- Fitness room
- Laundry
- Level -1 storage area
- Electrical technical room

Electrical Network

The property is fed with electricity by a 15,000V tension line. The main residence is equipped with a custom transformer with 160 KVA of power. This low voltage transformer feeds the main electrical distribution board, which in turn distributes to several partial electrical boards in each of the additional buildings. 

A 140 KVA generator is associated to the main electrical distribution board, ensuring autonomy on all the property during a power failure.

The main residence is also equipped with a 10 KVA UPS that guarantees power failure protection for the Home Automation Security Systems along with some lighting and socket circuits.

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