A GRAND Designs architect has been hired to help create an “outstanding” eco-house hidden in the middle of a huge country estate.
The stunning property is located in market town of Faversham in Kent.
Greg and Jenny Wallis have asked for help from Hawkes Architecture to help design the perfect property, according to Kent Online.
Richard Hawkes has designed a selection of amazing spaces and even appeared on the Channel 4 show 13 years ago.
Their “new ridged-roof home” will be located in an unused space in the famous Mount Ephraim Gardens in Hernhill, a village that is located between Faversham and Canterbury.
They have high hopes that the four-bed pad will be “highly sustainable” and want to “go far further than simply zero carbon”.
Their plans include to build a one-storey house in the Edwardian terraced gardens, and replant it all as they want to bring the space “back to life”.
But the process hasn’t been straight forward as it’s taken a whopping two years to plan.
On Hawkes Architecture‘s website, their description of the property says: “The narrative for this project is driven by a somewhat informal walled garden which is draped onto an undulating orchard landscape tapestry.
“Views into the walled garden from the footpath network reveal a space which never explored its desired purpose.
“Constructed just prior to WW1 the former glasshouse structures that adorned the walled garden soon fell into disrepair and were later dismantled, leaving little evidence of their existence.”
“Our design narrative explores the asymmetrical informality of this space, seeking to integrate a home within the walled garden without overwhelming the openness of the garden and presence of the remaining potting shed building attached to the wall.
“Our Paragraph 80 (Para 80) proposals explore the distinct rhythms of the surrounding orchards. A rhythm of cascading roofs is created which sets up a relationship with the existing building and the wall.
“This helps set up an intimate series of spaces & moments from which views within and beyond the wall can be enjoyed.
“The general openness of the space is maintained from long distance views into the walled garden, continuing to reveal the existing potting shed and maintaining a discreet informality to the setting.”
It comes after we took a look inside Grand Designs’ award-winning barn conversion that took TEN years to complete.
House on the Hill, a stunning eighteenth century farmhouse in Gloucestershire, was given the title of House of the Year 2021 by the Channel 4 show last year.
