Lane End
Lane End is located on the edge of
the South Downs on an elevated site
surrounded by woodland and stunning
views. It replaces a poorly constructed,
inefficient home that didn’t engage
with the location. A separate living room for colder
months, smaller and more intimate in
scale with a feature fireplace crafted
from locally sourced brick, the chimney
rises through the home anchoring the
house.
The design creates a contemporary,
energy efficient home, incorporating
natural materials to harmonise with
the site, designed and built to very
high standards but created to a modest
budget without compromising the
design integrity of the scheme. Architecturally drawing upon local
vernacular forms and materiality for
inspiration, adopting an asymmetric
pitched shingle roof wrapping down the
northern face.
The ground floor has an open plan
living space, separate music room,
office, a strong connection with the
outside with full height doors onto a
large covered BBQ terrace.
The shingles are a reference to Arts
and Crafts buildings locally, a lighter,
textured finish that mellows. The
entrance on the approach appears
restrained, maintaining privacy,
contrasting with the expressive and
open south façade.
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