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something completely out of character, you will be up against it from day one, and will have to go the extra mile to ensure the final product is aesthetically pleasing and considered.” To create a functional space for a
family, the homes’ interiors have been divided into two living zones. The upstairs – which Hall describes as a “more formal” area – includes the generously sized bedrooms, a study, and a spare room that can either be a children’s bedroom or a home office – a useful alternative in the current Covid climate. The interior detailing has also incorporated some traditional aspects, as well as being fairly neutral – with simple greys, white painted spindles, mahogany handrails, and carpet runners up the stairs.
The downstairs (essentially the basement due to the gradient), is where a more contemporary feel becomes prominent. It’s a large open-plan space with the kitchen at the front, dining in the middle, and a living area at the rear with bi-folding doors leading out into the garden. With the downstairs being at ‘basement’ level, the design needed to allow as much
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natural light into the homes as possible. This was achieved by including lightwells to the front, east-facing facade. This allows the morning sunlight to pass through into the kitchen, and as it passes over, large rooflights in kitchens plus the bi-folding doors at the west-facing rear bring copious light into the ground floor. The successful way the houses are embedded into the slope was picked up as a design exemplar by the council. They have asked to use the project to demonstrate a good design approach on a sloping typography. Despite the project’s litany of problems, Johnson and Hall have taken many positives from it. “It has been a huge learning curve,” says Hall. “The way we’ve dealt with the problems and come out on top, makes it for me a big success.” The twist in the tale is that although the homes were built to sell on, Hall may end up moving into one as his house is currently for sale. This would mean he and his family would after all benefit from the close attention paid to the needs of potential occupants shown throughout the project.
The successful way the houses are embedded into the slope was picked up as a design exemplar by the council – they have asked to use the project to demonstrate a good design approach on a sloping typography
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