LIVING SPACE


The first oor kitchenlivingdining space features circular skylights, timber and birch ply and large windows


CONTACTS/ SUPPLIERS


ARCHITECTS Jon Broome (Phases 1-3) www.jonbroome.co.uk


MAP Architecture (Phases 4-6)


map-architecture.co.uk


MAIN CONTRACTOR/JOINER MS Oakes www.msoakesltd.co.uk


STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Structure Workshop structureworkshop.co.uk


STEEL FABRICATOR Popper and Carter  


ISOLOHR SYSTEM Groundwork Engineered Systems groundwork-systems.com


additional wavy one, which we were happy to do.”


When it came to awarding contractors,


Jon Broome stepped back and his assistant, am rown, transferred to MA Architecture  a young, forward-thinking architectural practice based in east London – to progress to construction. This project was about finding a way to live


in harmony with the surrounding environment,” remarks MA Architecture partner obert Mawson. The local area is rich with biodiversity, and a sensitive approach to all areas of the building has led to a home that not only sits within, but interacts with, the local wildlife.” uring ovid, monthly site meetings were conducted virtually, and imon and arah divided their build into two phases – enabling them to continue to use the original cottage every weekend, then live on the building site during . nce phase one had been completed, the cottage was demolished, and the couple moved into the new part of the house while the other section was built. “We had a great relationship with our main contractor, M akes, and although living onsite made the build and insurance cover slightly more complex, it meant that when ovid hit we could remain in uffolk for lockdown,” says Simon. “We rented out our London home and basically never went back.” From the start of the project, imon and Sarah hoped to create something more than just a home for themselves. They wanted a


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building which would have a light impact on the environment and would benefit the surrounding A, walkers, and visitors to the area. To achieve this, the house has been built into the existing bank, far back from the road to reduce its impact. Sunlight studies showed that the original cottage was in prolonged shade, and so the new house was positioned to minimise shading from large trees and to maximise sunlight and passive solar heating. ituated within a ood risk one, the building needed a ood-resilient approach to construction, and the ground oor was designed with a solid concrete oor slab and brick and block wall construction. Bricks needed to be selected with a low moisture absorption, limiting the choice of local options, and ambridge ault was chosen.


First oor cladding is ebony, a sustainable softwood processed with an environmentally friendly bio-based treatment, which densifies the wood for long term stability and develops a natural silver-grey patina after exposure to sun and rain. The first oor was designed to sit above the one in ,-year ood event level and allows for climate change. A terrace bridging to the adjacent bank provides a safe evacuation route. The curved living roof, with an integrated irrigation system, was original to this project and unseen elsewhere. reated using only straight sections of engineered timber joists, to avoid an overly complex structure, the tops of the timbers were boarded with three layers of  mm ply,


TIMBER CLADDING Kebony (supplied by Brooks Bros) kebony.comproductscladding brookstimber.com


BRICKS


BEA Clay Solutions www.beaclaysolutions.com


GREEN ROOF Sky Garden www.sky-garden.co.uk


WOOL INSULATION Thermalfleece Cosywool thermaeece.com


GLAZING Greensteps www.greensteps.co.uk


SLIDE-AND-PIVOT DOORS SunSeeker Doors www.sunseekerdoors.co.uk


POLISHED CONCRETE FLOOR Floor Refinishing oor-refinishing.co.uk


NATURAL SLATE TILES The Stone & Tile Company www.stonetilecompany.co.uk


OAK ENGINEERED FLOORING Reeve Wood www.reevewood.com


may/jun 2024


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