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Moat House
Moat House
Shaftesbury, United Kingdom
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Moat House
Shaftesbury, United Kingdom
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2007
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
BUDGET
$100K - 500K
The concept was for a simple rectangle with a glazed elevation looking south over open countryside with a carport and garage wing to the rear helping to frame an entrance courtyard. Designed in the style of the Modern Movement, the Moat house is a timeless favourite.
The plot is long and narrow, with a south facing aspect dictating how the new dwelling would be sited.
The front door is reached by crossing a timber bridge over a water filled water channel which runs around the edge of the house and crossing the terrace to the rear to discharge into a galvanised steel water trough. Stepping stones in the channel allow access over the rear terrace.
The glazing on the rear elevation is set back to provide solar shading from the roof overhand and a linear first floor balcony, whilst also providing opportunities for passive solar heating to the home.
Boundary walls to each side of the house create ‘blinkers’ giving privacy the private rear terrace and an outer frame to the landscaping.
The interior is light and spacious with each room flowing into each other due to its clever open plan layout. The entrance hall features a cantilevered staircase rising to the first and second floor observatory above.
The rear wall of the observatory is curved which creates a striking feature on the staircase which rises below this curve.
The rear corner of the living room features a low curved glass window, with a further window in the rear of the fireplace allowing views into the water channel outside.
Above the curved window is a plinth allowing a sculpture to be displayed.
The plot is long and narrow, with a south facing aspect dictating how the new dwelling would be sited.
The front door is reached by crossing a timber bridge over a water filled water channel which runs around the edge of the house and crossing the terrace to the rear to discharge into a galvanised steel water trough. Stepping stones in the channel allow access over the rear terrace.
The glazing on the rear elevation is set back to provide solar shading from the roof overhand and a linear first floor balcony, whilst also providing opportunities for passive solar heating to the home.
Boundary walls to each side of the house create ‘blinkers’ giving privacy the private rear terrace and an outer frame to the landscaping.
The interior is light and spacious with each room flowing into each other due to its clever open plan layout. The entrance hall features a cantilevered staircase rising to the first and second floor observatory above.
The rear wall of the observatory is curved which creates a striking feature on the staircase which rises below this curve.
The rear corner of the living room features a low curved glass window, with a further window in the rear of the fireplace allowing views into the water channel outside.
Above the curved window is a plinth allowing a sculpture to be displayed.
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