Hart Street House
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Hart Street elevation
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The wedge-shaped form of the house that architect Richard Murphy built for himself features a south-facing roof incorporating solar water heating panels and photovoltaics. A first-floor living room leads on to a terrace and is overlooked by a mezzanine.
In elevation, a base of ashlar stone rises and turns a corner to become more rubble-like on the lane side of the building. The rear facade has a strong, castle-like appearance. Internally, the home is arranged around a first-floor living room that leads on to a concrete terrance.
A study is tucked under the mezzanine kitchen and on the ground floor there is a spare bedroom. Details include artful shelves, slit windows and waste disposal tubes that flume down through the layered section.
Data
- Begun: Jun 2012
- Completed: Dec 2014
- Floor area: 165m2
- Sector: Residential
- Procurement: Unorthodox
- CO2 Emissions: 14.99kg/m2/year
- Address: Hart Street, Edinburgh, EH1, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Richard Murphy Architects
- Client: Richard Murphy
- Consultant and Structural Engineer: Create Engineering
- M&E consultant: Max Fordham
- Quantity surveyor: McLeod & Aitken
- Lighting consultant: Scott Kelly
- Colour consultant: Linda Green
- Main Contractor : Inscape Joinery
