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Project • By Sandy Rendel Architects Ltd • Private Houses
Monkton
Sandy Rendel Architects have completed a new 4 bedroom house, designed for a self-build client, on a brownfield site within the modern fringe of the historic village of Cuckfield in West Sussex. The new dwelling replaces a dilapidated bungalow which had reached the end of its serviceable life and been poorly adapted and extended in the 1970’s.
It is tucked on a narrow 70m long plot behind the main high street, with distant views to the Downs and backing onto the expanse of the old village brick fields to the south. It is designed to be physically robust, flexible in use and sensitive to its varied context.
Nick Dearden
Nick Dearden
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Nick Dearden
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Project • By OB Architecture Ltd • Private Houses
Holm Place
Holm Place is a new dwelling in the rural village of South Warnborough, Hampshire, UK. Planning permission was granted in August 2014, and the project was completed in July 2017.The 0.12 hectares site is located in the upper garden of Manor Court, a 17th century Grade II listed building which is situated in the South Warnborough Conservation Area.The design of the house aims to build a successful relationship with the listed building, utilising materials and forms that are reflective of the scale and proportion of the site. The sensitive siting of the design together with an exemplary architectural response sought to enhance the character of the area.Manor Court is surrounded by a generous garden which itself is bounded by protected mature... More
Project • By OB Architecture Ltd • Private Houses
MEADOWCROFT
The brief required a large contemporary family house that would take advantage of the lovely views over the fields and the Solent beyond.
The site lies within an Area of Special Character that is made up of predominantly traditional pitched roof houses, so the design of the new house had to mediate between the clients desire for a contemporary house and the planners requirements for a pitched roof form. The design also had to appear modest from the front to respect the 2 storey properties either side.
The resultant form is a house that appears as 2 storeys from the front, but whose roof rises up to 3 storeys at the rear to give expansive open views across the fields. The pitched roof and large chimney to the side echo the character... More
Project • By OB Architecture Ltd • Private Houses
ZINC HOUSE
We were given the kind of brief most young aspiring practices dream of: to design a contemporary house in a wonderful location overlooking the sea. The twist here was that the house had to be highly accessible whilst avoiding the ‘institutionalised’ feel that many homes for people with impaired mobility occasionally suffer from.
The site presented us with a few challenges. First of all, it was set between 2 traditional, low lying thatched cottages identified as being of architectural significance. Secondly, the views out to sea were only achievable at first floor level, and thirdly, the front, less-private side to the plot faced south meaning there would be a conflict between the road and the proposed garden that would front onto it.... More