Located on a peninsula, construction on site was not
a simple task, however designing the house out of
lightweight elements provided ease of transportation
down a narrow access road in a transit van. Gaining
access close to the water’s edge was a challenge
and as the site is liable to flooding, the ground floor
of the home had to be elevated to accommodate
changes in water levels. As the house is built atop
unstable materials, the house’s foundations were
piled down 10m to the chalk rock layer. The piles
support a grillage of galvanised steel ground beams
elevated above the high water mark. This limited
the use of concrete and reduced the time on site
required to form the substructure, allowing the early
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