Heatherlands
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View of external balcony and stair
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Major extension to a 1912 Arts and Crafts house built in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the Dorset-Devon border
The impact of the building is reduced by pushing the extension into the slope of the land so that the addition is read as part of the landscape.
The extension includes a gym, sauna and pool as well as a new master bedroom suite, living room, garages and storage. The pool facilities, including changing, washing and exercise spaces, are housed in a sunken level. The new living room is positioned to the west end of the existing house, suspended above the pool, collecting reflected light.
The building adopts a number of sustainable strategies including passive ventilation, sustainable materials and highly insulated construction. The existing building is wrapped in shingle, which will weather together with the new larch rainscreens, covering the addition.
The large windows to the end of the pool are south facing for passive solar gain. At the height of summer the trees will come into leaf protecting the façade from intense sunlight and avoiding overheating.
Data
- Begun: Apr 2009
- Completed: Oct 2010
- Floor area: 280m2
- Sector: House
- Funding: Private
- Procurement: JCT Intermediate with Contractor design
- Address: Woodhouse Lane, Uplyme, Dorset, DT7 3SX, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Satellite Architects
- Project architects: James Harper, Stewart Dodd
- Client: Private
- Main contractor: Hannon Young
- M&E contractor: Robinsons Electrical Contractors
- Landscape architect: Tony Benger Landscaping
- Structural engineer: Paul Carpenter Associates
- Cost consultant: Randall Simons
- Environmental engineer: Brooks Devlin Associates
- Approved building inspector : Butler & Young
Suppliers
- AV contractor: Sevenoaks Sound and Vision
- Carpentry and roofing: Hurley Contractors
- Pool contractor: Harris Pools
- Window and glazing contractor: Harmony Profiles Ltd