Bavent House
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Four-bedroom family house located in the Suffolk countryside
The Bavent House is formed on a U-shaped plan with rooms arranged around a south-facing courtyard. At the centre of the plan is a double height space with an office on the first floor bridge and a dining area. From there the building is divided into two wings with a living room and guest rooms on one side above and kitchen along with other utility spaces on the other with two bedrooms above.
The timber frame house is clad in black zinc and Iroko timber, which will weather over time to blend into the surrounding landscape. The northwest elevation features an overhanging roof. The interior has white walls and Douglas fir flooring with picture windows of varying sizes.
For sustainability the primary heating for the house is through a ground source heat pump and recycled newspaper is used within the walls as insulation.
Data
- Begun: Jul 2009
- Completed: Jul 2010
- Floor area: 290m2
- Sector: House
- Total cost: £600,000
- CO2 Emissions: 12.98kg/m2/year
- Address: Reydon, Southwold, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Professional Team
- Architect: Hudson Architects
- Project architect: Jonathan Tipper
- Client: Private
- Structural engineer: JP Chick and Partners
- Quantity surveyor: Cyril Sweett
- Main contractor: Robert Norman Associates
Suppliers
- Zinc cladding: Umicore
- Timber Cladding: Vincent timber
- Staffordshire blue brick: Ketley bricks
- Douglas fir engineered flooring : Winchester joinery
- Ceramic tiles: Domus Tiles
- Slate flooring: Stonell
- Warmcell insulation: Excel industries
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