tump bew hill- steve spencer, glenn howells architects

TUMP BEW HILL

SITE LOCATION [WYCHAVON DISTRICT COUNCIL]

ESTATE LAND HOLDINGS AT HONEYBOURNE, DORSINGTON AND SPERNAL

The Heart of England Forest Project is a partnership between Warwickshire landowner Felix Dennis, and the Heart of England Forest Ltd, a registered charity.

The aim of the partnership is to plant and preserve a large native broadleaf forest in the heart of England.

To date, the heart of England Forest project has been responsible for acquiring and planting 1,900 acres of land with native broadleaf saplings.

The woodland will seek to encourage woodland crafts, coppice and charcoal production, camping, recreation and equestrian pursuits, bird watching, and include a green burial and memorial site and educational facilities.

HEART OF ENGLAND FOREST

To design an individual dwelling to sit within the emerging Heart of England Forest, to be of the highest architectural quality, utlilising traditional skills and materials available from the estate. Accommodation to include:-

1. Living accommodation for the main resident

2. Guest accommodation

3. Staff accommodation

4.Leisure accommodation

Overall floor area – circa 20,000sqft

DESIGN BRIEF

Paragraph 11 of “Planning Policy Statement 7: Sustainable Development in Rural Areas” states:

“Very occasionally the exceptional quality and innovative nature of the design of a proposed, isolated new house may provide this special justification for granting planning permission. Such a design should be truly outstanding and ground-breaking, for example, in its use of materials, methods of construction or its contribution to protecting and enhancing the environment, so helping to raise standards of design more generally in rural areas. The value of such a building will be found in its reflection of the highest standards in contemporary architecture, the significant enhancement of its immediate setting and its sensitivity to the defining characteristics of the local area.”

PLANNING POLICY

SITE LOCATION AND LANDSCAPE CONSENT

THE SITE [ INCLUDING NEWLY PLANTED BROADLEAF SAPLINGS]

Stratford-Upon-Avon Neighbouring Farm

HOUSE LOCATION AND LANDSCAPE STRATEGY

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

SEPEARTED BUT LINKED ‘HOUSES’

LIVINGGUEST

LEISURESTAFF/OFFICE

CONCEPT MODEL

EMERGING SECTIONS

SKETCH PLAN

PHYSICAL SITE MODEL

SECTION AND INTERNAL VIEWS

MADE REVIEW - JULY 2008

Proposals were presented to MADE in July 2008. The design proposals and ambition of the project were generally well received by the panel. However, a number of concerns were raised:

•Inconsistency between a secluded house and the intent expressed in PPS7 to enhance the immediate setting. “The panel suggest that it might be possible to provide carefully framed views out to the surroundings through openings in the woodland.”

•Inconsistency between encouraging local skills for the construction of the house and a roof structure which involves highly advanced technology. Such an advanced type of roof is unlikely to be constructed by a local workforce.

•The practicality of the retractable glazed grid shell roof.

•The practicality of inhabiting the different rooms and spaces.

•Whether the indoor/outdoor climate of the proposed courtyard area can be properly managed.

REVISED CONCEPT SKETCH

DESIGN EVOLUTION

Design One

Design Two

REVISED SITE PLAN

REVISED CONCEPT PLAN

REVISED FLOOR PLAN

Sketch Plan

KINETIC ROOF

SECTIONS

Section AA – Thatched Roof Closed

Section AA – Thatched Roof Open

Chlorine free natural swimming pool

Rainwater Collection

Green Roof

Timber sourced on site where ever possible

Naturally Ventilated

ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY

TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION

CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

Axonometric

Plan Extract

Elevation Extract Section Extract

Coppice Willow

SOURCING ENERGY CROP FROM THE ESTATE

MADE REVIEW – SEPTEMBER 2008

Design Two proposals were reviewed by MADE in September 2008. The review was very positive, whereby the proposed dwelling was felt to meet the test of paragraph 11 of PPS7.

‘The moving thatched roof is not hidden within the landscape yet meets the PPS7 paragraph 11 criteria of enhancing the landscape by it’s approach to elegant craftsmanship, quality of the design and use of materials within the estate’

‘The neutral carbon house was felt to be especially well crafted by the panel as the energy supply meets the building’s needs in an inconspicuous manner. The robustness, durability and flexibility of the spaces ensure that this house is designed for the long term’