Lane End in United Kingdom by PAD Studio

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Lane End is located on the edge of the South Downs on an elevated site surrounded by woodland and stunning views. It replaces a poorly constructed, inefficient home that didn’t engage with the location.

The design creates a contemporary, energy efficient home, incorporating natural materials to harmonise with the site. The ground floor has an open plan living space, separate music room, office, a strong connection with the outside with full height doors onto a large covered BBQ terrace. An important requirement was a ‘secret place’, somewhere where the clients could hide and relax. A separate living room for colder months, smaller and more intimate in scale with a feature fireplace crafted from locally sourced brick, the chimney rises through the home anchoring the house.

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• Architects: PAD Studio
• Project: Lane End
• Location: United Kingdom

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Architecturally drawing upon local vernacular forms and materiality for inspiration, adopting an asymmetric pitched shingle roof wrapping down the northern face. The shingles are a reference to Arts and Crafts buildings locally, a lighter, textured finish that mellows. The entrance on the approach appears restrained, maintaining privacy, contrasting with the expressive and open south façade.

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Inside, double height spaces are lined with limed Douglas Fir, exaggerating the feeling of light and reflective of the exterior. Large windows located on the south create a fluid relationship with outside, flooding the interior with daylight.

Bedrooms are located on first floor either end of the house, separated by a bridge that doubles as a study. A balcony extends the full width, the form extrudes the house, emphasising the horizontal also providing solar shading. Planters are incorporated its length, further connectivity to the landscape.

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Arranged to maximise the site and passive solar gain, the timber frame structure minimises environmental impact reducing embodied carbon of construction materials. Large overhangs provides solar control with, openings distributed to maximise natural cross ventilation.

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Image Courtesy © PAD Studio

Tags: United Kingdom

Categories: Apartments, House, Residential

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