Shearwaters
Shearwaters is a replacement
dwelling in the Pembrokeshire
Town of Tenby. It is located on the
southern side of the Pembrokeshire
Coast National Park. The site is
located at a cliff top boasting
panoramic views from Tenby to the
west and the Bristol channel to the
south.
The brief was to create a
contemporary 5-bedroom dwelling
that was unique but complementing
of the typical pitched roof
vernacular of the area. The design
developed out of a series of detailed
studies into the local roof forms,
pitches and relationships between
geometries.
The plan spreads east and west
to the boundaries of the long and
narrow site to maximise the size
of the front and rear gardens. A
ground floor form containing the
dining and living spaces reaches out
to the back garden to respond to the
view. It continues back through the
main house and reappears to the
front garden housing the garage.
A double pitched roof form evolved
in response to the width of the
house with a larger gable positioned
to the north and a smaller gable
next to the neighbouring house.
The roof drapes over the gabled
form hugging the house and giving
it a protected and welcoming feel.
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