BEECHFIELD HOUSE | NEW BUILD
Project Description: Replacement dwelling in Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Total Gross Internal Area: Proposed 500m² (exc garage)
Planning Granted: 2014
Completed: 2019
Project Type: New Build Dwelling 150-500m²
Procurement Method: Main Contractor with full JCT Intermediate Contract.
Construction Technique: Mass concrete trench fill foundations with reinforced concrete ground bearing slab; Widespan concrete plank intermediate floors; Skeleton steel frame with masonry infill external walls; Traditional timber cut roof.
Tony Holt Design Appointment: Design and planning, full working drawings, assembly details and full materials and workmanship specification. Ad-hoc support during construction phase
The existing plot was occupied by an ageing property and the Client required a design for a replacement dwelling of high architectural merit. The outline brief included a requirement to deliver a contemporary dwelling, using materials that would sit comfortably in the site and its woodland setting.
The design approach adopted a linear building form shaped and positioned to respond to the sites orientation and movement of the sun throughout the seasons and to capture the best aspects over site.
The internal spaces are encapsulated mono-pitch roof. The south (rear) elevation is predominantly glazed and large roof overhangs and cantilevered balconies help provide shade during summer months. This simple shape and plan form also help provide a cost efficient structural approach.
Externally the ground floor walls are finished in durable and low maintenance facing brickwork, first floor in natural cedar cladding and the roof is finished with metal standing seam roofing.
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Client Testimonial:
“Choosing Tony and his team as our designers was critical to the success of the Beechfield House project and we remain delighted clients. The house is spectacular.
We had commissioned another architect prior to Tony, who threw planning and design blockers in the way of what we were seeking to achieve whereas Tony’s approach was to design our dream home and then manage the planning, which went through without a hitch. Tony was able to immediately visualise how we could take advantage of the south-facing opportunity enabling us to enjoy a solar gain in the winter and shade in the summer which has been a huge energy-saving bonus. He was sensitive to our budget and adjusted the initial design to ensure that we never felt that we were compromising.
We’ve been living in the house now for three years and there is nothing that we have, in retrospect, wish we had done differently. We love it and engaging with Tony was the key to this outcome”