project : housing
Koru Barn
Milton Keynes
Completed 2013 - New Build, 5 bedroom Timber frame/timber clad the flood plain of Loughton Brook necessitating a ground floor 1.5m above ground level.
Total build cost £330,000.
This is an interesting project for the client originally from New Zealand. This is situated on the flood plains of Loughton Brook which requires the house to be built on stilts. The chosen solution was to build a platform on piles, exposing the steel frame and providing a concrete deck on corrugated permanent form work. The superstructure is clad in Northern Larchand a metal standing seam roof.
This is a simple house but with exciting features such as fully retractable screens to completely open up the corner of the living room, large deck jetties over the river and outdoor room. While planning requirements dictated a 'barn like' building, the design is contemporary and reflects the 'life-style' of the family of the client. It will incorporate a ground source heat pump, PV cells and a MUHR system and achieve CSH level 5.
