Houzz Tour: A green house in the heart of the Forest

Houzz Tour: A green house in the heart of the Forest - Built as a green home, this family house in the New Forest is full of features environmentally friendly, from the system recovery of rainwater ecological paint on the walls. It took about a year to build and owners moved in December 2012. "They were extremely involved throughout the construction," says Wendy Perring PAD studio, the architects of this project. "They lived on site in a caravan across and helped loads, digging foundations and doing much of the ground and wiring.

The owners have insisted the house be built around the highest ranking of energy efficiency within the Sustainable Homes Code. "They wanted to be as off-grid as possible, said Perring. The team at CSA studio designed the house to be sustainable and low impact by working with local materials throughout and with local artisans and labor. The result is a house brilliantly energy efficiency that is beautifully designed for family life in the heart of the New Forest National Park.

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Houzz at a Glance
Who lives here a family of four
Location Near Lymington in the New Forest, Hampshire
property a newly built eco-house
Size 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms
Architect Wendy Perring PAD studio
This is interesting A wood stove provides enough heat for the whole house

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The house is located on a plot of about five acres. "Originally, there was a sprawling bungalow cottage here, which was built in the 1970s," said Perring. "He had the terrible energy efficiency. Creating a new house that was super-low power consumption is a priority for the owners. "

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The style of building was designed as a neat box wrapped with a bright white wall. "A lime-rendered wall wraps around the bottom, said Perring. 'The house is as a wooden box inserted in a packaging wall. "

The house was designed and cleared by planning in the Code for Sustainable Homes. "City Council no obligation to reach level 3, with 6 being the highest, Perring said, 'but the owners pushed for the house to be a Level 5." What this means in terms simple is that the house is packed with smart features renewable energy and environmentally friendly.

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He solar panels for a 3.8kWh system, aw ood boiler and combustion wood stove, and a system mechanical ventilation heat recovery (MVHR). "This fresh air mixed with recovered heat distribution around the house and saving energy, said Perring. There is also a r ainwater the recovery system, which serves the toilet and washing machine. Outside, w ater reed beds naturally filter the black waste (wastewater).

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old house was demolished to make way for the new ecofriendly design, but the owners kept an old garage and stable buildings to save money. "Rather than hitting and build again, we just dress the structure existing in 1970 r eclaimed wood, whose owners are from, said Perring. 'This function links the exterior to the interior, as wood continues inside, too.

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home is dressed Douglas fir, which is native to the New Forest. It was treated with an ebony stain Osmo ecofriendly. "the owners were generally environmentally and from any local or national," said Perring. "the slate roof is in Wales, not China, for example, while the wood siding is English rendering is lime.

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section storey of the house containing the living rooms open onto a large terrace. "It c reates a pleasant sense of proportion and breaks the design of the house a small box, said Perring. There is a living room, s Edum roof above.

A hidden gutter runs along the outside under the roof. 'The plumbing is mounted in a slot designed into the roof, "said Perring. "This means that the roof looks really clean and sharp.

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recovered wood used to coat the garage continues outside in, enveloping the stairs and over the height of the House. 'This is one of ouble-height space, said Perring. 'Immediately you come, you see this stretching wooden wall and when you look, you see the bridge over the glass balustrade.

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deck with glass railings on the top floor connects the study to the master bedroom. The glass helps light to travel through the house and also means the beautiful jacket is never hidden.

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stairs with its solid oak steps, is set in the central wall, which is coated with reclaimed wood. The floor is local Purbeck stone. "The owners have gone to the quarry and stone chosen themselves, said Perring.

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the house opened a design that flows with integrated furniture assisting in the area and define the space. Here, custom cabinets flank the right kitchen and help create a passage that leads through this area of ​​informal and life in the largest living space at the end.

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"We designed all the woodwork that is between the kitchen and living space, "said Perring, 'but the owners from the kitchen cabinets. the cabinets had been installed in a booth at a kitchen design furniture, but never really used, and the owners sell them for bargain prices. "They really hands on to find local materials, but also parts at prices significantly, said Perring.

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[1945059unitésnoires] Sleek team up with Corian worktops and a spacious fridge-freezer, giving the kitchen a clean contemporary feel.

Fridge-freezer, Fisher & Paykel.