About this home:

Located in the historic coastal town of Mudeford, Christchurch, our team were appointed to replace the existing chalet bungalow and provide a new sustainable home designed to passive house standards. A Passive House designed dwelling to create a sustainable home for the future. Utilising high levels of insulation, careful positioning for solar gains, and high-quality materials, PV Panels for a low energy new-build home. Carefully designed views create a connection with the surrounding outdoor environment, the natural material palette settles the design into the local coastal environment. Improving living spaces, encouraging better use of outdoor living, and designing a home that strengthens the architectural relationship with the area.

Planning Insights:

4 months at planning

The site is surrounded by bungalows, so we had to ensure the design was sensitive enough to enable approval of a 2 storey house. Keeping eaves low, setting back from the street and not building to close to the boundary all helped planning go through first time.