Brick House
Subscribe now to instantly view this image
Subscribe to the Architects’ Journal (AJ) for instant access to the AJ Buildings Library, an online database of nearly 2,000 exemplar buildings in photographs, plans, elevations and details.
Already a subscriber? Sign in
Alex Franklin Download Original
House composed of two brick volumes connected by a glazed link
A single, narrow window at the floating first floor punctures the public brick facades to the street. While at ground level, a ribbon of factory-formed anodised aluminium panels and glazing offers views straight through the house to the private courtyard and gardens beyond.
Arranged as two boxes connected by a glazed link, one side allows for the everyday operations of family life – a kitchen, dining and living room – while the remainder of the house accommodates a master bedroom suite and a large private drawing room.
The first-floor volume houses guest and children’s bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms.
Data
- Begun: Mar 2011
- Completed: Jun 2012
- Floor area: 350m2
- Sector: House
- Procurement: JCT SBC traditional procurement
- Address: Aldeburgh, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: James Gorst Architects
- Client: Tom Lloyd
- Structural engineer: Built Engineers
- M&E consultant: Freeman Beesley
- Quantity surveyor: Castons
- Main contractor: Elliston Steady and Hawes
Suppliers
- Sliding windows: Fineline Aluminium