Example No.1
The drawings to the left and the illustration and drawings above are for a project we designed a few years ago. The brief from the client and his family was very precise as they had been happy in their current home and hoped to incorporate the best features from their current lifestyle into the new house.
The house is a four bedroomed property and the family consisted of a couple and their one child, so the accommodation permitted a bedroom suite for both, a spare room and an additional room to be used as an office.
The clients had requested a spacious entrance hall, large lounge for special use and a family room for normal living. As the client worked in construction and often came home dirty, he had requested a shower to be located as close to the rear door as possible to allow cleaning before he came into the main body of the house.
The views from the house are tremendous and we decided to give each room to the rear (best views) a french window to take advantage. The secondary views also permitted the introduction of window seats. This provided a few corners where the family could spend the odd quiet moment and enjoy the views.
The house is a four bedroomed property and the family consisted of a couple and their one child, so the accommodation permitted a bedroom suite for both, a spare room and an additional room to be used as an office.
The clients had requested a spacious entrance hall, large lounge for special use and a family room for normal living. As the client worked in construction and often came home dirty, he had requested a shower to be located as close to the rear door as possible to allow cleaning before he came into the main body of the house.
The views from the house are tremendous and we decided to give each room to the rear (best views) a french window to take advantage. The secondary views also permitted the introduction of window seats. This provided a few corners where the family could spend the odd quiet moment and enjoy the views.
Example No.2
This is a design prepared for a site south of Edinburgh. After discussion with the Planning Department this particular area of a larger site would require a different approach. The courtyard shown here was designed using materials and features typical to the area.
The tiling feature i.e. the rows of pantile at the bottom of a slate roof, is a feature that Bill first came accross whilst working in North Yorkshire but it is also common to the east coast of Scotland.
The design also makes use of features found throughout the village which intended to assist the project in blending into it's immediate surroundings.
The tiling feature i.e. the rows of pantile at the bottom of a slate roof, is a feature that Bill first came accross whilst working in North Yorkshire but it is also common to the east coast of Scotland.
The design also makes use of features found throughout the village which intended to assist the project in blending into it's immediate surroundings.
Example No.3
This example was a real challenge but resulted in a very pleased client. To describe how the project unfolded we must first give some background information.
Before we were involved the client picks a self build plot, goes to an "out the book" timber frame company and picks a house of approx 2200 square feet. It was a standard two storey house with attached garage. Planning is obtained and the client visits the plot with the drawing before he organises a workforce on site. A chance meeting with the engineer who developed the roads for the plot vendor changed this dramatically. The engineer introduces himself and asks if he can see the drawings (He asks this because he knows the plot is a 1 in 4 slope). He takes one look and tells the client that it is totally impossible to build that house on this plot.
The client contacted Bill and asks if there is any way he can resolve the problem, and if possible retain the number and dimensions of the rooms from the previous design.
Before we were involved the client picks a self build plot, goes to an "out the book" timber frame company and picks a house of approx 2200 square feet. It was a standard two storey house with attached garage. Planning is obtained and the client visits the plot with the drawing before he organises a workforce on site. A chance meeting with the engineer who developed the roads for the plot vendor changed this dramatically. The engineer introduces himself and asks if he can see the drawings (He asks this because he knows the plot is a 1 in 4 slope). He takes one look and tells the client that it is totally impossible to build that house on this plot.
The client contacted Bill and asks if there is any way he can resolve the problem, and if possible retain the number and dimensions of the rooms from the previous design.
The solution
The first problem was how to get a driveway back to the pre approved building line on a 1 in 4 slope and how therefore to get the house up the slope quickly enough to ensure it wasn't below ground level at the rear.
It is fortunate that this project was built before the introduction of level access regulations, otherwise this could not have been possible.
The house was built on four separate levels the lowest being the garage, the next level up was the entrance level containing a small toilet, games room and study. Above the garage was the lounge and the remainder of the house was on one final level not unlike a bungalow in plan form. The client was extremely pleased with the results as previously mentioned as we had managed to design a house on the slope and still retain the room sizes from the original design.
It is fortunate that this project was built before the introduction of level access regulations, otherwise this could not have been possible.
The house was built on four separate levels the lowest being the garage, the next level up was the entrance level containing a small toilet, games room and study. Above the garage was the lounge and the remainder of the house was on one final level not unlike a bungalow in plan form. The client was extremely pleased with the results as previously mentioned as we had managed to design a house on the slope and still retain the room sizes from the original design.