Mendip timber house
A timber family home that steps down the slope instead of fighting it.
- Location
- Mendip Hills, Somerset
- Type
- New home
- Area
- 210 m²
- Completed
- 2023
01 · The brief
A steep plot with long views and strict planning rules for an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
02 · Our response
Three linked timber volumes follow the fall of the land, so the house reads as low and quiet from the lane. Larch cladding will weather to silver grey.
03 · The outcome
Approved at the first planning committee. Each room frames a different part of the view.
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