study and playroom spaces.
The existing internal walls, chimney
breasts, staircase and floors were
removed, retaining only the facade, to
enable the building floor levels to be
dropped to create a sunken ground floor
plan that enables a generous floor to
ceiling height at loft level.
All new elements to the building are clad
in douglas fir to create a visual legend for
the building, whilst the existing walls are
retained as painted plaster.
Removed floor levels are traced onto the
walls, whilst locations of the existing
building features such as the roof,
staircase and decorative plaster work is
cut into the faces of the joinery.
High levels of insulation, solar hot array
and a wildflower roof lower the carbon
footprint of the building, whilst the stripped
out existing house provides firewood for
the stove. The old house heats the new.
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2. Supporting information
Joinery:
All the fitted furniture is designed and
made to mark out the location of the
original building features. Valchromat
which is a through coloured MDF is used in
contrast to the Douglas Fir Plywood.
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