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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Red Bridge House by Smerin ArchitectsMarch 26th, 2014 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Smerin Architects In an area of ancient woodland bordering Ashdown Forest in East Sussex the new build house for a private client is set into a hillside overlooking a stream and the Wealden farmland beyond. Arranged over three levels the main living spaces, accessed via a folded steel plate bridge, occupy the middle floor and lead out to a generous verandah hung from and sheltered by the overhanging roof. Solid oak stairs machined from timber from the woods and cantilevered from the supporting concrete walls lead either up to the bedroom floor or down to a strip of utility spaces and through to a swimming pool room whose sliding glass wall opens up to the adjoining covered terrace and surrounding meadow.  Image Courtesy © Tim Crocker
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 Image Courtesy © Tim Crocker Internally insitu concrete walls and precast concrete floors are honestly expressed whilst externally glazed areas are set within timber clad elevations on three sides. The fourth side overlooking the entrance driveway is clad in corten steel panels whose oxidised surface echoes the autumnal hue of the trees around and timber cladding adjacent. Although clearly contemporary this palette of materials and the pared back aesthetic used also recalls the honest quality of the agricultural buildings around making the new house a distinctive but appropriate addition to the rural landscape.  Image Courtesy © Tim Crocker  Image Courtesy © Tim Crocker  Image Courtesy © Tim Crocker  Image Courtesy © Tim Crocker  Image Courtesy © Tim Crocker  Image Courtesy © Tim Crocker  Image Courtesy © Tim Crocker  Image Courtesy © Tim Crocker  Image Courtesy © Tim Crocker  Image Courtesy © Smerin Architects  Image Courtesy © Smerin Architects
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