tump bew hill- steve spencer, glenn howells architects
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Steve Spencer of Glenn Howells Architects talks about their design for a House at Tump Bew Hill, WorcesterTRANSCRIPT
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’