Quote: “For a beautiful rural site in Hampshire, UK the extent of buildable area was limited. With an extensive programme of 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, music room, steam room and generous living area, we developed a large loft-like living zone and a series of enclosed ancillary rooms on two levels to the East.”[1]
The building I have chosen is a quiet residential house designed by plasmastudio for Alresford Hants country home competition in 2005. It is situated on a quite rural site in Hampshire, UK, it has a building area of 520m2.[2]The building has a very dynamic shape with features of contemporary architecture. The site of the building allow for a dialogue between man-made object and the nature, which will make this project interesting to work on.
The building I have chosen is a quiet residential house designed by plasmastudio for Alresford Hants country home competition in 2005. It is situated on a quite rural site in Hampshire, UK, it has a building area of 520m2.[2]The building has a very dynamic shape with features of contemporary architecture. The site of the building allow for a dialogue between man-made object and the nature, which will make this project interesting to work on. It won 2nd place in the competition with some interesting eco friendly design features. As the site is surrounded by scenic greenery, the building uses glass materials to open itself to the beautiful surroundings. Sky lights are used throughout the building allowing natural light to warm and lit the building, especially friendly in the cold UK climate.
As you enter the house and step down the stairs to the open living area, you will immediately notice the framing of the beautiful country view in the north-west side of the building. The public spaces are located to the west which includes the kitchen and other daily living areas; this zone is a double height volume and is exposed to natural light throughout the day. A series of large sliding panels are used to divide or join the lounge room and the dining room.
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As you enter the house and step down the stairs to the open living area, you will immediately notice the framing of the beautiful country view in the north-west side of the building. The public spaces are located to the west which includes the kitchen and other daily living areas; this zone is a double height volume and is exposed to natural light throughout the day. A series of large sliding panels are used to divide or join the lounge room and the dining room.To the east are a series of private spaces, it is the backbones of the house’s structure with more close and solid materials used. It is organised into a series of divided rooms, angled in positions that allow the morning sun to enter the rooms and welcome the residents to a new day. [4] The rooms on the ground floor included a guess room with an en suite, a spare room, technical room, steam room and a change room with a back entrance purposefully built for easy access to the yard. Another set of stairs in the lobby will take you to the second floor of the house; the circulation spaces on this level allow one to over look the living zone to the view in the west. The level consists of four bedrooms, two with en suit and a bathroom.
Parking spaces are disjoined from the building to the south-east side of the house, with stairs on the side to another living quarter with a bedroom, living room, kitchen and a bathroom. This living quarter might have been used when seeking privacy from the main house.
Above are the features of the house which I think would be exciting for us to explore if we choose this building.
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[1] Plasmastudio, 2008, “Hill House”, Plasmastudio, viewed on 13 March 2008, http://www.plasmastudio.com/.
[2] Ibid.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Ibid.
[2] Ibid.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Ibid.
[Image 1] North-west view, 2008, “Hill House”, Plasmastudio, viewed on 13 March 2008, http://www.plasmastudio.com/.
[Image 2] Program, 2008, “Hill House”, Plasmastudio, viewed on 13 March 2008, http://www.plasmastudio.com/.
[Image 3] Ground floor plan, 2008, “Hill House”, Plasmastudio, viewed on 13 March 2008, http://www.plasmastudio.com/.
[Image 4] Level 1 floor plan, 2008, “Hill House”, Plasmastudio, viewed on 13 March 2008, http://www.plasmastudio.com/.
[Image 5] Perspective1, 2008, “Hill House”, Plasmastudio, viewed on 13 March 2008, http://www.plasmastudio.com/.
[Image 6] Perspective2, 2008, “Hill House”, Plasmastudio, viewed on 13 March 2008, http://www.plasmastudio.com/.
[Image 7] Perspective3, 2008, “Hill House”, Plasmastudio, viewed on 13 March 2008, http://www.plasmastudio.com/.
[Image 8] Perspective4, 2008, “Hill House”, Plasmastudio, viewed on 13 March 2008, http://www.plasmastudio.com/.
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