Zaher Architects

21/03/2025

At Fublis, our Design Dialogues series is dedicated to showcasing the innovative minds shaping the future of architecture and design. Through in-depth

21/03/2025

https://blog.fublis.com/interviews/design-dialogues-with-zaher-architects/

At Fublis, our Design Dialogues series is dedicated to showcasing the innovative minds shaping the future of architecture and design. Through in-depth

03/12/2024

Byron Bay Hinterland project

30/11/2024

https://www.homestolove.com.au/home-tours/byron-bay-home-with-hinterland-views/

13/04/2024

New house concept , Byron Bay hinterland

15/06/2022

Natasha Pruchniewicz of OzHome News explores the Coorabel House by Zaher Architects in the hinterlands of Byron Bay.

This luxurious gem is totally off grid, with a Solar Energy System and battery sustaining life within for over 10 years. We recently added a pool and a new wing for the most recent owners. Natasha Pruchniewicz () brings it to life as usual through this episode of OzHomeNews. Hats off to Builder Chris O’Reilly.

14/06/2022

Our new website is live! Thank you to the crew at Thinkun for creating this interactive showcase of our work. Our new site is not only a gallery of past project but also a great source of information. We are demystifying the process of architecture in our blogs, sharing our knowledge on sustainable, responsible design in our sustainability pages.

25/12/2021

What a year! Stay safe / (or recover well). We wish you a joyful festive season.
Love from Sam,

14/10/2021

Stay tuned...🦙

13/10/2021

Coopers Shoot house and its surroundings🌿
The main strength of this project is the green roof which makes the house part of the landscape.
This bioclimatic strategy plus the off grid system provide to the clients a sustainable way to live with all the confort and luxury.

31/08/2021

The final touches are being put on the L.A House, located in the hinterlands of Byron Bay. Inspiring to watch drawings and 3D models transform into tangible sculpture (that people will live in). Thanks to our skilled and careful builders and their contractors. Architecture is a team sport -


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20/08/2021

Solar Battery 🔋 ⚡️
In order to make the energy that people collect from solar panels available when the sun no longer shines (ie at night time or during heavy rain and cloud or as back-up power in the event of blackouts) a solar battery is needed. A great battery for your home’s solar panel system is fundamental if you want to achieve full off grid living, saving your money as well as lowering your carbon footprint, and sparing what's left of some of the planet’s resources.
Over the last decade a surge in lithium-ion battery production has led to an 85% decline in prices, making energy storage commercially viable for the first time in history.
Some people's motivation for Solar is environmental, or financial or both. Let's look at each individually.
The more solar power you use in your home, the less energy made from fossil fuels that you’ll have to buy back from the grid. And if your goal is to become more energy independent, you’ll want to maximise your use of your own energy so you can minimise the amount you need to buy back from your power company.
As mentioned, when you install solar panels, your system will generate electricity when the sun is shining. This electricity will be used to power your home at that point in time, and excess solar power you’re not using will be exported to the grid or lost if you're not connected.
There’s one thing no one tells you though: while you will be paid a feed-in tariff for the excess solar electricity you export, it’s likely to be up to three times less than the rate you buy electricity for. So financially it makes more sense to use as much free solar power in your home as possible rather than exporting it for a relatively low price.
Currently the top of the range batteries are the Tesla battery. A handful of Zaher Architects projects around the Byron Shire have installed them as part of a larger off grid, yet luxury living strategy, and another handful currently being constructed.
As more people adopt this technology and the more patents expire, the prices will go down and become normalised. We are excited to see this shift.
If you have questions about Solar Panels or Solar Batteries, reach out.