The brief for this large family home was to recognise the character of the site and the location, and maximise biodiversity and wildlife-friendly opportunities in the building and site design, whilst fully integrating new and sustainable technologies.

Located on a sensitive site on the grounds of a Listed Building in a Conservation Area, our design used the changes in level and orientation to optimise connections between inside and outside living spaces and to minimise overall massing. As the site faces North, the building massing and placement on site were extensively modelled in 3D to maximise daylight and sunlight into both the house and garden.

The house comprises 3 storeys (into the roof) with a lower ground/basement floor. Living and sleeping spaces spill out onto private planted courtyard spaces, incorporating green walls. The 4 bedrooms overlook extensive green roofs and planted balconies. Whilst our fabric-first approach provides the energy efficiency required by the brief, more traditional materials, such as local brick can be incorporated to match the surrounding buildings.