Small Rural House, New Forest

A temporary structure for a composer to explore

connections with the environment and the community.

The design for this small rural house in the New Forest is a response to the needs of composer, sound artist and installation artist, Hywel Davies.

The house is essentially a one-room cottage, organised into two halves with spaces formed with large and small alcoves around a central fireplace. It is made on the earth, from the earth, and over time will return to the earth. The house will be entirely off-grid and self-sufficient.

The north half of the house contains the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and entrance and is made with a thick cob wall. The south half, constructed of locally sourced timber, is the main studio and flexible living area.

Exhibited at ArtSway in June 2010, the project is currently progressing towards a planning application.

Download a PDF of the project here.

TELEPHONE

+44 (0) 23 92 87 74 19

ADDRESS

17 Pembroke Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2NT, UK

NEW BUSINESS CONTACT

Carl Leroy-Smith

HOME ¦ SERVICES : Architecture/Design/Education/Urban Design ¦ ABOUT US ¦ SITEMAP ¦

¦ DEER PARK ALPHA