White Walls
This 1969 'chalet' bungalow is in a sailing village in West Sussex. The brief was to create a family weekend house as an antidote to London living.
The term 'chalet' is derived from the Indo-European root 'Cala' meaning 'shelter' and the original overhanging gable roof of the structure had an affinity, in shape if not in materials, with this form. During the redesign the external walls were retained, the roof space was opened up, rooms reconfigured, a double height living space with mezzanine formed and windows relocated. Replacing the existing elements with a simple palette of raw and natural materials the house successfully captures light and draws nature into the house via framed views of the South Downs.
This lab pool in Sussex was designed as part of the landscape scheme. The pool spans the existing level change of the garden and is enclose with a gabion wall of local Sussex flint. The palette combines glazed porcelain brick tiles and contrasting light and dark decking and cladding. Heating for the pool is via an air-source heat pump and solar panels. The spa like experience is enhanced by the glazed cedar clad wood burning sauna which affords view across the pool to the countryside beyond.