RIGHT & FACING PAGE The bespoke kitchen was crafted in Cornwall and the island features hand-carved walnut drawers and a granite work surface
BELOW RIGHT
The kitchen table has been set before a four-metre high feature window overlooking woodland
HIGH POINT
“The incredibly fast three- day assembly of the shell of the house, which we captured as a short time-lapse film.” – David Jones
DAVID’S ADVICE
“Think ahead. Employing a lighting designer early on was one of our best decisions.”
Baufritz offers a turnkey service that covers all aspects of the housebuilding process except for groundworks – therefore it includes architectural design, planning, manufacture and onsite construction, carried out by experienced teams of specialist German tradesmen.
Oliver Rehm worked with the couple on the design of their new house, and the sloping nature of the site proved ideal for accommodating an extensive basement level. This contains a games room, plant room, pantry and boot room, as well as providing the perfect environment for the wine cellar.
Part of the Jones’ motivation to build was to create a home which they could share with others, and a one-bedroom basement flat was therefore incorporated into the design which may be used independently of the main house. On the ground floor, the family room/kitchen, sitting and dining rooms all open onto a balcony and are seaward facing. The utility, snug, shower and cloakroom are located to the rear of the plan, and upstairs are four bedrooms, a study, bathroom and master ensuite.
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“It was an interesting process working out the look and layout of the new house, and although the location and roofline remain the same as the old building on the site, the overall floor area was increased,” explains David. The couple had lived in Connecticut for several years, where timber-clad homes are commonplace, and were influenced by New England architecture as well as colourful Scandinavian houses seen on holidays. Inspiration also came from books and magazines, as well as several Baufritz houses they visited both in Germany and the UK. “I really liked the Falun red colour of cladding I’d seen in Norway, which was originally made using waste products from a copper mine,” says David. A similar red colour was therefore chosen for the timber cladding on the family’s new home, together with ivory white render and a basement level clad with golden limestone, which visually anchors the building into the ground.
“It’s a contemporary interpretation of a New England style home and the planning process
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