Planning for this project was won under Paragraph 79, the Country House Clause, with a design taking inspiration from the surroundings. The overall design is simple and clean. An elegant brick front complements the brickwork of the old garden wall and a discrete front door opening references the gate in the garden wall. Further down, an oriel window breaks through, hinting at what is behind. Elsewhere, external surfaces are dark render, designed to recede visually in deference to the surrounding garden. Tucked within, the house has a glass roofed courtyard at its centre, a winter garden flooding light into the interior. Spaces are arranged around this central core so the building functions both as a home and a gallery for our clients, great collectors of pottery and art, with spaces to display and curate. Comfortable and serene interior spaces are punctuated with tactile and textured materials: reclaimed terracotta, rough sawn oak and clay plaster, to ensure that internally the building feels connected to the garden that inspired it. The footprint and walls of the original garden inform the design of the house, the landscape is replanted, and historic paths have been re-established. The house is certified Passivhaus, and includes air source heating, MVHR, solar power, battery storage, super-insulation and triple-glazing throughout, to provide over 100% of required energy.
Devon Passivhaus
Mclean Quinlan
Silver
Silver

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Vicki Spielmann
Group Creative Lead, Head of Brand Experience
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Vivian van Schagen
Founder
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Howard Duffy
Founder
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Bhavin Taylor
Founder / Interior Designer
at Bhavin Taylor Design
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Hana Ahriz
Co-founder
at Space & Pepper
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Tracey Wiles
Principal
at woods bagot
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Mark Anderson
Architect
at Mark Anderson Design
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Sam McMorran
Strategy and Design Director
at IDEO
A great mix of spaces to connect an...
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Nic Lee
Design Director
at Waterfrom Design Co., Ltd
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Puri Lighting Design
Design Director
at Beijing Puri Lighting Design
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Franziska Heuschkel
Founder
at Space & Pepper
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Agnes Kwek
Design Ambassador
at DesignSingapore Council
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4.5

Lauren Touhey-Otto
Head of Design
at Kinzo Architekten GmbH
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4
3.75

John Allsopp
Architect
at John Allsopp Studio
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Vicki Spielmann
Group Creative Lead, Head of Brand Experience
at Google
Overall, the space put too much foc...
3
2
4
3
3

Vivian van Schagen
Founder
at The Invisible Party
Connecting the visual identity with...
5
5
5
5
5

Howard Duffy
Founder
at HTDSTUDIO Arkitekter AB
Nice little commentary on interior...
8
7
6
6
6.75

Bhavin Taylor
Founder / Interior Designer
at Bhavin Taylor Design
A fun colourful and functional work...
5
7
6
5
5.75

Hana Ahriz
Co-founder
at Space & Pepper
For the innovation part, the modula...
2
5
3
3
3.25

Tracey Wiles
Principal
at woods bagot
3
6
4
5
4.5

Mark Anderson
Architect
at Mark Anderson Design
Functional and straightforward. Int...
3
5
5
4
4.25

Sam McMorran
Strategy and Design Director
at IDEO
A great mix of spaces to connect an...
4
8
4
5
5.25

Nic Lee
Design Director
at Waterfrom Design Co., Ltd
4
4
3
5
4

Puri Lighting Design
Design Director
at Beijing Puri Lighting Design
4
5
3
5
4.25

Franziska Heuschkel
Founder
at Space & Pepper
3
5
4
4
4

Agnes Kwek
Design Ambassador
at DesignSingapore Council
4
6
4
4
4.5

Lauren Touhey-Otto
Head of Design
at Kinzo Architekten GmbH
3
4
4
4
3.75

John Allsopp
Architect
at John Allsopp Studio
4
6
5
5
5
Location
Designer
Floor area
388 ㎡
Completion
2018
Structural Engineer
Tribus
Structural Engineer
Airey and Coles
Quantity Surveyor
Hosken Parks
M&E
Warm
Contractor
Goulden and Sons