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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.

Meadowcroft in Hampshire, UK by OB Architecture

August 10th, 2016 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: OB Architecture

The brief required a large contemporary family house that would take advantage of the lovely views over the fields and the Solent beyond.

The site lies within an Area of Special Character that is made up of predominantly traditional pitched roof houses, so the design of the new house had to mediate between the clients’ desire for a contemporary house and the planners’ requirements for a pitched roof form. The design also had to appear modest from the front to respect the 2-storey properties either side.

Image Courtesy © Martin Gardner

Architects: OB Architecture (James Chapman)
Project: Meadowcroft
Location: Hampshire, UK
Photography: Martin Gardner
Structural Engineer: McCarey Simmonds
Gross Internal Floor Area: 400sqm
Start on Site Date: July 2013
Completion: January 2015

Image Courtesy © Martin Gardner

The resultant form is a house that appears as 2 storeys from the front, but whose roof rises up to 3 storeys at the rear to give expansive open views across the fields. The pitched roof and large chimney to the side echo the character of the other buildings along the road, but is given a contemporary feel with the use of timber, render, a metal roof and large glazed openings.

Image Courtesy © Martin Gardner

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: Image Courtesy © Martin Gardner

: Image Courtesy © Martin Gardner

: Image Courtesy © Martin Gardner

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Tags: Hampshire, UK

Categories: Family house, House

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