two bedrooms, it had a lounge and open-plan kitchen diner, and its circular design allowed every inch of space to be utilised. “It was quite clever, actually,” he says. However, during 18 months of design tweaks required to get through planning Elizabeth’s mother passed away, which naturally meant the project was put on hold.
Images © Mikey Pooley july/august 2017
Despite the trouble their design had faced getting planning, permission for two new houses was granted on an adjacent plot of land fractionally bigger than their site, and demolition began within six weeks of the previous owner moving out. It was this state of affairs that steeled their determination to go ahead and build.
A CHANGE OF PLAN
Although the ‘round house’ design had planning, they decided against it due to cost, opting instead for a two-storey dwelling, as Alan explains, saying: “It worked out that it would be the same cost to build a two-storey house.” They also contemplated selling the land, but decided it wasn’t worth it, due to the risk that “somebody could build anything.”
Following all the delays, they wanted something that would be quick to build, as well as good quality, so they paid a visit to the nearby showroom of Swedish timber frame ‘kit home’ firm Scandia-Hus. Impressed, they decided on a two-storey, split roof design
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