Article source: Simon Conder Associates

Dungeness beach is a classic example of ‘Non-Plan’ and the houses that populate the beach have developed through improvisation and bodge. This scheme develops this tradition in a way that responds to the drama and harshness of the landscape.

Image Courtesy © Paul Smoothy

• Architects: Simon Conder Associates
• Project: El Ray
• Location: Dungeness Beach, Kent
• Photography: Paul Smoothy, Chris Gascoigne
• Design Team:  Simon Conder, Pippa Smith
• Structural Engineer:  Fluid Structures
• Environmental Engineer:  ZEF
• Contractor:  Ecolibrium Solutions
• Construction cost per m2:  £1,780.00
• Completed: July 2008