CAPEL MANOR COURTYARD

from Ben Carpenter- Application Portfolio (MArch Bartlett)

by Ben-Carpenter-Architecture

BUDAPEST PROTEST CENTRE

Project type: Professional (Residential)

Project Duration: 2021-2022

Company: Hollaway Studio

Project Location: Horsmonden, Kent

Involveme nt: Major design involvement, planning drawings, complete model creation, complete visualisation creation

This project is a Paragraph 80 dwelling adjacent to the modernist Capel Manor House by Michael Manser. We have identified the two adjacent pavilions as the key defining elements for the site which sets a clear direction for the design. Our design in centred around sustainability and materiality. It aims to provide and display an in-depth exploration of the qualities and capabilities of crosslaminated timber, a new sustainable material. The proposal also features a variety of sustainable technologies including solar panels and GSHP.

This project is a new house on an amazing site in Hythe overlooking the channel, the design was inspired by art-deco style beach posters from the area as well as the adjacent cliffs. The thin white bricks paired with the curving form of the building seeks to emulate the aesthetic of the striking chalk cliffs along the coast. The building is set out so as to capitalize on the amazing long views both down the coast and out to sea. The playful shapes and proportions throughout the design show a contemporary take on the art-deco aesthetic.