the baths. Insulation board packed into the steelwork
and the eaves prevents cold bridging and there- fore heat loss in what is a highly insulated build- ing. Although the house has several roof struc- tures, including a dormer roof, flat roof and main structure, the multi-angled areas are highly insu- lated with Kingspan and finished in 15 mm Duplex plasterboard. The flat roof also incorpo- rates 45 mm of Kooltherm KI roofboard and min- eral wool insulation. Among the building’s many features are
decked areas off the first floor dining kitchen, a wooden bridge from the public path to the front door and entrance hall on the ground floor, and cantilevered double glazed bay windows in a family room. Unusually there are two bedrooms
on the ground floor, along with utility, storeroom and garage, while the remaining three bed- rooms are on the second floor. The main living rooms – including the 23 ft x 20 ft kitchen and 19 sq ft sitting room – are in the middle. “It was the space, light and layout which
really drew me to the house,” says Tanya. For both Tanya and her partner John, who owns Specialist Cars of Malton, the house was a big departure from their previous homes. He had been living in a modest two-bedroom modern estate house while Tanya had just finished reno- vating a three storey Victorian terraced house in Scarborough. “I love all kinds of houses, period and
modern, but I have always tried to create homes with lots of natural light and a sense of space,”
says Tanya. “So many properties have small, cramped rooms. We both have children and wanted to move into a house which would be big enough for all of us.” Tanya particularly loves the open hallways.
The main entrance is large enough to accommo- date a showpiece motorbike, which was wheeled in across the access bridge to create a quirky ‘welcome’ feature underneath a wall of pop art pictures. The ground floor hallway is equally striking, with its angled walls, two-storey high spaces and balconies, open tread stairs and striking prints. “Ric Blenkharn’s skill has been in creating a
house which literally works on all levels,” says Tanya. “The dining kitchen is the hub of the house but it is on the first floor, so Ric designed
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HIGH POINT Achieving a design
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