Design Buy Build Issue 40 2019 | Page 12

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Our and architecture is contemporary but panels on producing more energy (via heat recovery systems photovoltaic As our aim to create high acutely sensitive to is its context, whether a We architects believe that residential architects The ground floor comprises of The Red House is a green house that quality yet affordable buildings, whether for to than it consumes, and that’s even allowing for charging the owners electric car. new building on a green field site, works need to be committed to designing multifunctional rooms such as the sits where past, present and future co- exist quite comfortably. A spectacular hillside house of glass and cedar created in the South Downs National Park where it sits unobtrusively in an elevated position, yet you don’t see it until you’re upon it. With its cedar cladding it is, in effect, a wooden house on a wooded hillside. This contemporary box shape as meant the roof height is the same as the previous pitched roof bungalow. This may be called the Red House but its credentials are green. This is a well-insulated house, not dependent on fossil fuels, with impressively low carbon dioxide emissions, and producing more energy (via heat recovery systems and photovoltaic panels on the roof) than it consumes, and that’s even allowing for charging the owners electric car. The first floor timber box appears to float, partly overhanging a predominantly glass southern ground floor elevation and casting much needed shade in summer. open-plan kitchen/ dining/sitting room, with south-facing walls of glass which can be folded back, opening up the house to the gardens and making the most of the sensational views across the South Downs. community, commercial or private clients. a listed building, or urban regeneration. sustainable and affordable homes award low-energy for architects the winning, future, and we is have As our aim to contemporary create high architecture by John Please completed many high Alexander. quality and quality yet affordable buildings, whether for contact us on any of the following media. community, commercial or private environmentally conscious houses clients. for The first floor timber box appears to float, partly ove a predominantly glass private southern ground floor eleva clients. award winning, low-energy contemporary casting much-needed shade architecture in by summer. John Alexander. Please The house incorporates other features such as an office, multi-purpose room with star-burst ceiling and treats such as walk-in wardrobes and showers with skylight windows that open so you feel as though you are showering outside. It’s clever, quirky details like this that makes the Red House rather special. Our architecture is contemporary but acutely sensitive to its context, whether a new building on a green field site, works to a listed building, or urban regeneration. contact us on any of the following media. w The ground floor comprises of multi functional rooms su open-plan kitchen/dining/sitting room, with south-fac of glass whic As architects our aim is to create folded back high quality yet affordable buildings, whether for community, commercial up or the hous private clients. gardens and With over 25 years experience award winning, low-energy the most of t contemporary architecture by John alexander design considers all tional views a Alexander. Please contact us on any of buildings should be an architectural the following media. asset. With many successful projects, South Downs however large or small, we recognise the importance of satisfying not only the clients’ operational requirements, but also their future aspirations and responsibility. Award winning, low-energy and contemporary architecture by John Alexander. Please contact us on any of the following media. www.alexanderdesign.uk.com winchester 01962 878 833 award winning, low-energy and contemporary archit 12 John Alexander. Please contact us on any of the followi