Dunbar
A low-energy family home on a long, narrow plot in a Dunbar conservation area, replacing the original cottage.
- Completed
- 2018
- Floor area
- 200 m²
- Build method
- Timber stick build
- Standard
- Low energy
The brief
A family home built with natural materials.
How we built it
The plot is long and narrow, on a residential street in a conservation area. The original cottage was demolished, and the new house is split into two parts: a bedroom wing and a living area, linked by a corridor with a courtyard between them. The split brings daylight into the middle of a deep plot and gives the family a private outdoor space.
The timber frame was stick-built on site, with wood fibre insulation in the walls and roof. Brick and Scottish larch on the outside and a zinc standing seam roof suit the conservation setting. Triple-glazed windows and doors and solar panels keep running costs low.
Build details
- FrameTimber stick build
- InsulationWood fibre in walls and roof
- WallsBrick with Scottish larch
- RoofZinc standing seam
- GlazingTriple-glazed windows and doors
- EnergySolar panels
- LayoutBedroom wing and living area linked by a corridor, courtyard between
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