New rural dwellings, Sussex
Features
Housing development in a very sensitive location.
National Park planning challenges were successfully overcome.
The Challenge
The client wanted to maximise the potential of his very challenging site and approached Koru to overcome the planning issues of several protected oak trees, difficult access and the visual impact on the South Downs National Park.
Our approach
We made clever use of the site and avoided building near to the oak trees and instead used them as a backdrop for two new detached houses we designed for the plot. The visual massing of the houses was broken down by creating two wings connected by an entrance and staircase space with the wings staggered to further reduce the visual impact. The main living spaces benefit from south-facing views to the Downs and passive solar energy gain.
The result
The finished houses nestle beautifully into their surroundings. The brick-clad ground floor storeys anchor the dwellings to the plot while the timber-clad upper storeys help to camouflage the houses from distant National Park views.
“Mark came up with a wonderful design which maximises the natural attributes of our rural site”
Geoff & Gail Aucock
“Mark came up with a wonderful design which maximises the natural attributes of our rural site”
Geoff & Gail Aucock
“Mark came up with a wonderful design which maximises the natural attributes of our rural site”
Geoff & Gail Aucock
01273 204065
info@koruarchitects.co.uk
Studio 221, 91 Western Road,
Brighton and Hove, BN1 2NW
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