Architects:PAD studio

Area :143 m²

Year :2021

Photographs :Jim Stephenson

Manufacturers :  Duravit, Havwoods, Orluna, Vande Moortel, Bauder, Cemento, Ecohaus Internorm, Emery et Cie, Guild Andersen, JAIC, Nicolis Boreholes, PACE Roofing, Spirit Energy, WindowwiseDuravit

Structural Engineers :Webb Yates

Main Contractor :R Moulding & Co

Energy Consultants :MESH Energy

Project Director : Wendy Perring

Architect : Collette Raine

Building Control : NFDC

Country : United Kingdom

PAD studio has completed a new four-bedroom eco-conscious family home in the sensitive New Forest National Park district with intimate connections to the surrounding landscape. Making the environmentally-driven decision to downsize from their existing six-bedroom home located next door, clients Graham and Charlotte Thompson briefed PAD Studio to design a compact family home with minimal energy usage and upkeep. Nestled in the dense woodland surrounding their plot, the new home sits in an area formerly occupied by the old gardener’s cottage to their former home, with sweeping views over the hills beyond.