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The Spy Glass, Eastbourne
The Spy Glass, Eastbourne
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
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The Spy Glass, Eastbourne
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
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Type
STATUS
Under Construction
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
$0 - 10K
Since its introduction in Victorian times, the humble British beach hut has become as familiar on seafronts as fish and chips. With this in mind, we wanted to capture the nostalgia and fondness surrounding these huts with a new physical form that doesn’t lose the spirit of the original. We started with our memories of what the British seaside represents to us: we remembered ice-cream filled, sunny family holidays on the beach, wet and windy days with a flask of hot tea by the pier, or blustery solitary walks down the promenade with the dog. We wanted our new beach hut to somehow be part of this existing fabric – something that is instantly recognisable and familiar, but also to be of its time and create a new way of experiencing the British seaside.
Unlike existing beach huts which are very static and stationary in their design, we wanted our new beach hut to be responsive to views, light and the elements. We took design inspiration – in both form and movement – from the existing ‘tower viewer’ or slot binoculars which swivel on a post. Our beach hut, or the ‘Spyglass’ as we’ve nicknamed it, is built on a recessed turntable so that the ‘picture window’ of the hut can be turned to view the rising sun over the shimmering sea, or towards the twinkly lights of Eastbourne Pier in the evening, or in any 180 degree direction as desired. This way the hut will in a sense ‘react’ to daily life around it.
Unlike existing beach huts which are very static and stationary in their design, we wanted our new beach hut to be responsive to views, light and the elements. We took design inspiration – in both form and movement – from the existing ‘tower viewer’ or slot binoculars which swivel on a post. Our beach hut, or the ‘Spyglass’ as we’ve nicknamed it, is built on a recessed turntable so that the ‘picture window’ of the hut can be turned to view the rising sun over the shimmering sea, or towards the twinkly lights of Eastbourne Pier in the evening, or in any 180 degree direction as desired. This way the hut will in a sense ‘react’ to daily life around it.
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