A new build detached family dwelling to accompany
the existing property on the adjoining site
CONTEXT
The existing property on the adjoining
site was built in 1903 and, although not
listed, has quite a significance to local
residents.
It has been previously refurbished
to a high standard both inside and
out by the Client. An overriding
consideration was for the new proposal
to complement the existing lodge and
enhance its setting.
JOURNEY
The building presents itself as an
earthy, carved form placed on a brick
plinth from the arboricultural park.
However from the busy residential
street the building remains hidden from
passers-by with an understated timber
gate set within a large sandstone wall.
As the gates open from the street,
the long narrow driveway frames the
architecture and as you move deeper
into the site, the sound of the street is
replaced with the sound of trees and
breedon gravel driveway.
The gabled front elevation reveals a
cut away to its corner; a rationale that
responds to maximise volumes whilst
adapting to building lines across the
site.
There is a richness captured in the
building’s colour and texture and how
the materials respond to light and
shadow; the irregularities of the rough,
gritty, hand-made terracotta tiles
mimic the leaves of the surrounding
trees and reinforce the connections
with its very natural setting.
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