This stunning house has wild flower sedum on the flat roofs with solar panels to provide electricity to run the air source heat pump which in turn powers the house. The house was designed to maximise the solar gain using the sun to heat the house.
The design allows for one big kitchen/dining/living space with floor to ceiling glass windows and panoramic views of the sea. At the end of the ground floor is a games den and a children’s bunk room with a shower. Both the bunk room and the entrance area have two steps up to them, allowing for the natural change in gradient to the landscape.
Underneath the shell staircase is a small loo and to the right of the staircase is a tiled, heated wet room/utility room for wetsuits and surf boards.
The building was designed to maximise the views from all living spaces, bedrooms and bathrooms and results in the front façade being very flat onto the sea view. The curved forms behind the façade follow the functions of the building, such as the staircase enclosure and the curved shower enclosures with less emphasis on the inland views. The staircase was designed in the shape of a shell, with the radius of the circle reducing as you ascend.
This light-filled residence offers sea views as well as a garden path that leads straight down to the beach. Soho House award winning architect designed this location.
