VELUX A/S
Aadalsvej 99
2970 Hoersholm
DENMARK
Phone: +45 45164000
Visit website

Step House

A home is more than just a shelter from the changes in the outdoor environment. In your home, you express yourself and personalize the space that surrounds you. You live your life in this setting, and over the years many memories will be attached to these walls.

The home life is never static. It can be very emotional to have to move because the requirements of the family change. This is one of the main ideas behind the Step House. You can alter the size of your home to fit your present situation, and thus you are not forced to leave a place that you are attached to.

Step House is built as a partnership between the VELUX Group and HARTL HAUS

For more info, visit our and our partners website.

Technical Specifications

Focus on Daylight
Daylight has a high priority in Step House. In the attic floor the VELUX roof windows let the light enter deep into the room. The façade elements provide a view even when you are sitting down.

The house is organised with a distribution hallway in the length of the house. Throughout the attic floor this line is lit and accentuated by the highly placed roof windows. High-level roof windows are installed to let in as much daylight as possible. They bring more sky into the interior, giving you better daylight and more of it. A sloping surface lets in twice as much light as a vertical front – so the sloping roof areas are ideal sources of light. Step House provides light for the eyes and the brain. The large amount of daylight in the home means light changes as clouds drift overhead. This provides dynamic lighting to stimulate the senses.

Solar heating
The sunlight contributes with passive solar energy through the south-faced windows and you benefi t directly from the resources of nature. On hot summer days electrically operated awning blinds are perfect for reducing the solar gain when it is not called for and keeping rooms cool. The external awning blind provides effective protection against the heat, stopping the sunlight before it reaches the glass while allowing pleasant diffused light into the room.

For more information, please visit our website