Photo: Solarna dolinaLiving in a modern apartment equipped with smart home systems and feeling at the same time like being on a vacation in a luxurious villa with a beautifully arranged private yard and surrounded by lush greenery, which gives you a sense of freedom and helps you regain your energy balance, all that within reach of a city and urban amenities – all this makes up a modern living concept of the Solarna Dolina project. This one-of-a-kind residential area, designed to meet the demands of modern life, is situated in an exclusive location, on the slopes of Fruška Gora, just five minutes’ drive from the Novi Sad centre (University, Štrand, TC Promenada, Liman…).
Solarna Dolina is a unique garden of urban living, situated on 4.3 hectares of green area, a large part of which consists of privately owned cultivated areas. The comfort of this, primarily family-neighborhood, lies in its very low population density, low-rise buildings, and large open spaces.
This green oasis encloses 100 residential units, which all have their own private yards. All buildings are made of cutting-edge and high-quality materials and are equipped with first-class furnishings.
One thing that sets this first condominium with houses in Novi Sad apart is the fact that the green area accounts for almost 50% of this complex, which allows for a healthy lifestyle and outdoor activities. In addition to the advantages of living in a condominium, which imply maximum security and effective running of the facilities, Solarna Dolina also boasts a modern energy efficiency system, providing its residents with optimal comfort and a lower cost of living.
ENERGY OASIS
All buildings in Solarna Dolina are in the B energy class. The new ones are being built with the same heating technical characteristics. The new units, apart from the air conditioning blocks, will have stone wool insulation under the façade brick tiles. Apart from the thermal insulation, additional acoustic insulation is installed between the residential units. Each residence has its own heat pump, which provides the energy for air heating and cooling, as well as water heating. Underfloor heating, top-quality wood design ceramic tiles, and luxurious interior carpentry are some of the additional features of the residences.
Each room has its own air conditioning unit, connected to the central cooling system. The smart home system allows control of lighting, heating and cooling, and blinds. Safety sensors—smoke detectors and silent alarm systems—are included. Each residence has its own water meter.
All houses in Solarna Dolina are equipped to allow the installation of the solar power plants on the roof and swift connection to the system whenever the owner opts for this solution. This allows the users to produce almost all the electrical energy they consume during the year, with the idea of this complex becoming the very first net zero-energy residential area.
GREEN OASIS
Solarna Dolina's residential units each have their own private green oasis in the form of private yards and green roofs with low vegetation on top of the garages. The common green areas consist of bio-gardens with quality humus soil and carefully selected vegetation, the finest spices and other plants, which are watered by the "drop by drop" system. There are also available bio-gardens for residents who wish to grow their own food. Professional companies will be in charge of the maintenance of the green areas and the technical systems in all facilities.
Common areas provide numerous healthy outdoor activities: a network of walking and cycling paths throughout the neighborhood, trim tracks, playgrounds for children, parks, open air gyms… Streets and the common area are covered by carefully selected, energy-efficient LED lighting.
By: Petra Vasiljević
Photo: Solarna Dolina
