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House 780
Manchester, United Kingdom
The client’s brief was for a
replacement high quality contemporary dwelling that would take advantage of the
site’s topography, with its gently falling gradient which falls away from the
road to expose stunning views across the surrounding Cheshire landscape.
The site located in the
Conservation Area of Halebarns, Manchester was originally occupied by a 1970’s
single storey dwelling, overgrown with its associated landscaping that neither
utilised the setting and its surrounding landscape, nor provided the client
with the required accommodation to suit their needs and aspirations of a family
home.
The plan and form of the building
responds to the orientation and views from the site, whilst taking advantage of
the 8m fall on the site. The building principle
is formed by two blocks, set at different levels, one of which incorporates a
double height living space that has been lowered into the existing gradient of
the site, whilst still respecting the existing covenant on the site for a
single storey structure (based on the original structure). Due to falls of the site the entrance into
the building is via two bridges, one concrete vehicle bridge into the upper
level garage, or the lightweight steel and glass pedestrian bridge onto the
mezzanine floor that provides a view through the double height living space and
towards a single silver birch tree, and new external landscaping beyond.
The main stair descends into the
double height space, with a ‘carpet’ of fumed oak floor, that also leads you
down the corridor of the bedroom block, with its suspended pre-cast concrete louvers
above, and oak floor that extends into the landscaping through the frameless
glass, towards the undergrowth of the surrounding trees. The corridor almost
becomes an external space between the two wings of the bedroom block due to its
frameless glass and concealed rooflights mullions (that are concealed by the
concrete louvers) creating a transparent view of the surrounding
environment. This corridor provides
access to all the bedrooms (including en-suites), gym and study via full height
pivot oak doors. The various rooms utilise
concealed full height and width glazing, with expressed sliding doors elements,
that provides both views and private access into the surrounding landscape.
The double height space of the
living space is dominated by the 5m tall, full width glazing to the south, with
its external oak louvers at high level (providing suitable shading to the
internal space during the summer months, whilst permitting shafts of light to
penetrate the space during the winter months), accompanied by the 8m tall
chimney structure that penetrates the roof.
The kitchen is adjacent to the living space, and provides numerous views
through the living space, and back up towards the road and bridges. The two
spaces can be separated by a full height x 4m sliding oak door.
The client’s requirement for the
interior was that it is simple in its detail and appearance, so all the grilles
associated with the air conditioning, blind boxes, glazing frames, door frames,
and storage spaces etc have been designed so that they are not visible, and do
not detract from the simple form and clean lines of the building, and its
surrounding views.
The building is constructed of
load bearing blockwork walls, with supplementary steel structure to achieve the
required spans, and pre-cast concrete planks to the roof and garage floor. The external finishes comprise of an
insulated render system with a Jura limestone rainscreen cladding plinth at low
level, with flush limestone coping stones and associated stainless steel
drips. Oak has been used throughout the
building, with the external doors and louvres, being oiled oak which have been
utilised to ‘soften’ the facades, whilst internally we have used a mixture of
fumed oak to the floors, and white oiled oak for all the full height internal
doors.
The landscaping and entrance gate
have been designed in conjunction with the house, providing subtle statements
that compliment that architectural design of the house, and provides glimpses
of the internal detailing of quality of materials used.
It is unfortunate that so few
people realize the benefits available by constructing their own house using an
architect – both in terms of quality of product and value for money. Our client’s have enthusiastically entered
into this project and we believe the outcome is not only rare but may
constitute to showing the possibilities to a wider audience.
Main ContractorPlanetree Properties Limited25 Stamford Park RoadAltrinchamCheshireWA15 9ELTel: 0161 929 9003M&E EngineerJRB Environmental Design LimitedMatrix Office Park10 Eaton AvenueBuckshaw VillageChorleyPR7 7NATel: 01772 331790Structural EngineerR&D EngineeringTrafford HousePlatt Fold StreetLeighLancashireWN7 1JHTel: 01942 603063Quantity SurveyorThe Vinden PartnershipGould House59 Chorley New RoadBoltonBL1 4QPTel: 01204 362888
replacement high quality contemporary dwelling that would take advantage of the
site’s topography, with its gently falling gradient which falls away from the
road to expose stunning views across the surrounding Cheshire landscape.
The site located in the
Conservation Area of Halebarns, Manchester was originally occupied by a 1970’s
single storey dwelling, overgrown with its associated landscaping that neither
utilised the setting and its surrounding landscape, nor provided the client
with the required accommodation to suit their needs and aspirations of a family
home.
The plan and form of the building
responds to the orientation and views from the site, whilst taking advantage of
the 8m fall on the site. The building principle
is formed by two blocks, set at different levels, one of which incorporates a
double height living space that has been lowered into the existing gradient of
the site, whilst still respecting the existing covenant on the site for a
single storey structure (based on the original structure). Due to falls of the site the entrance into
the building is via two bridges, one concrete vehicle bridge into the upper
level garage, or the lightweight steel and glass pedestrian bridge onto the
mezzanine floor that provides a view through the double height living space and
towards a single silver birch tree, and new external landscaping beyond.
The main stair descends into the
double height space, with a ‘carpet’ of fumed oak floor, that also leads you
down the corridor of the bedroom block, with its suspended pre-cast concrete louvers
above, and oak floor that extends into the landscaping through the frameless
glass, towards the undergrowth of the surrounding trees. The corridor almost
becomes an external space between the two wings of the bedroom block due to its
frameless glass and concealed rooflights mullions (that are concealed by the
concrete louvers) creating a transparent view of the surrounding
environment. This corridor provides
access to all the bedrooms (including en-suites), gym and study via full height
pivot oak doors. The various rooms utilise
concealed full height and width glazing, with expressed sliding doors elements,
that provides both views and private access into the surrounding landscape.
The double height space of the
living space is dominated by the 5m tall, full width glazing to the south, with
its external oak louvers at high level (providing suitable shading to the
internal space during the summer months, whilst permitting shafts of light to
penetrate the space during the winter months), accompanied by the 8m tall
chimney structure that penetrates the roof.
The kitchen is adjacent to the living space, and provides numerous views
through the living space, and back up towards the road and bridges. The two
spaces can be separated by a full height x 4m sliding oak door.
The client’s requirement for the
interior was that it is simple in its detail and appearance, so all the grilles
associated with the air conditioning, blind boxes, glazing frames, door frames,
and storage spaces etc have been designed so that they are not visible, and do
not detract from the simple form and clean lines of the building, and its
surrounding views.
The building is constructed of
load bearing blockwork walls, with supplementary steel structure to achieve the
required spans, and pre-cast concrete planks to the roof and garage floor. The external finishes comprise of an
insulated render system with a Jura limestone rainscreen cladding plinth at low
level, with flush limestone coping stones and associated stainless steel
drips. Oak has been used throughout the
building, with the external doors and louvres, being oiled oak which have been
utilised to ‘soften’ the facades, whilst internally we have used a mixture of
fumed oak to the floors, and white oiled oak for all the full height internal
doors.
The landscaping and entrance gate
have been designed in conjunction with the house, providing subtle statements
that compliment that architectural design of the house, and provides glimpses
of the internal detailing of quality of materials used.
It is unfortunate that so few
people realize the benefits available by constructing their own house using an
architect – both in terms of quality of product and value for money. Our client’s have enthusiastically entered
into this project and we believe the outcome is not only rare but may
constitute to showing the possibilities to a wider audience.
Main ContractorPlanetree Properties Limited25 Stamford Park RoadAltrinchamCheshireWA15 9ELTel: 0161 929 9003M&E EngineerJRB Environmental Design LimitedMatrix Office Park10 Eaton AvenueBuckshaw VillageChorleyPR7 7NATel: 01772 331790Structural EngineerR&D EngineeringTrafford HousePlatt Fold StreetLeighLancashireWN7 1JHTel: 01942 603063Quantity SurveyorThe Vinden PartnershipGould House59 Chorley New RoadBoltonBL1 4QPTel: 01204 362888
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