A feasibility study for a series sustainable residential dwellings within a grade 2 listed landscape. The proposed buildings intend to recreate an existing boundary between a restored kitchen garden and the hall pleasure gardens, reinstating the original link between them.

It was envisaged that the new buildings would add to the rich texture of existing buildings built up over time on the estate.

A flexible main area was proposed that could be opened up to create spaces of different scales to allow a variety of uses. A timber thermal night curtain was designed for heat retention and create privacy from the communal garden when required.

A central light well was intended to direct daylight deep into the plan and provide stack effect natural ventilation.

It was proposed that the bricks from the existing outhouses were to be retained and reused, echoing the original position of the kitchen garden wall while at the same time providing thermal mass.

It was intended that the entire development be heated using a wood chip fuel boiler ensuring extremely high efficiency while reducing the requirement for fossil fuels. Dwellings were situated together to conserve heat energy. Flush storage walls were proposed to free up space for different activities at the same time providing acoustic barriers between the units.

Small functional openings to north facade provide views across the Capability Brown landscape beyond while preventing excessive heat loss.

Internal shutters were also detailed

The roof form was pitched to enable rain water to be channelled and collected for use in the kitchen garden and domestic systems.

The north to south orientated building form and retractable brise-soleil to enable low level winter sun to enter whilst preventing high level summer sun.