Article source: AR Design Studio

AR Design Studio has received planning permission for Five Elms, a private bespoke new build house located in Bosham, West Sussex, set within the sensitive context of the Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. AR Design Studio’s previous accolades in the area include Creek House, a contemporary new build dwelling situated along the Bosham Estuary. AR’s experience in the locality, as well as their portfolio of new-build houses provided the ideal experience in understanding the context and building typology needed to introduce a contemporary approach to the site.

The site currently hosts a two storey house that does not take advantage of the site’s opportunities whilst mitigating its constraints. The site is subject to flooding, therefore from the outset the brief required the design team to address these constraints. The narrative for the scheme came from within the local context, in the form of a Rap-tackle Grade II listed 18th century warehouse, planted in the water of Bosham Quay. This building, typical of its context, uses solid brick plinths to raise the building above water level, protecting and supporting an inhabited timber clad form.

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• Architects: AR Design Studio
• Project: Five Elms
• Location: Bosham, England
• Visualisations: The Faction

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