We were delighted to see Architecture Vogue Magazine run an article on quickSAP for Home Energy Modelling, the new plugin for Sketchup that we’ve created to allow architects and designers to run energy use calculations directly in Sketchup and to test design ideas for energy efficiency as well as producing detailed results for use in Energy Statements with indicative CO2 emissions, SAP and EPC Ratings.

Head over to www.quicksap.com to see more details and to download a free 14 day trial now!

You can download it by clicking this link here.

Once validated, the application will then be assigned to a Case Officer and your 8 weeks (ahem…) timetable for a decision begins. However, failure to provide the necessary information will delay the validation of the application and the submission will not go anywhere until the missing documents, detail, crossed ‘T’ or dotted ‘i’ are provided.

Enjoy reading through it over the Christmas break everyone!

The exposed original oak frame and beams contrast with the honed and polished travertine flooring and clean lines of the new insertions. The steel and solid oak tread staircase with glass balustrading features in the double height new entrance hall behind the new oak frame gable. In the bathrooms, a more traditional approach was taken with painted wooden panelling and free-standing vanity unit furniture and traditional sanitaryware.

For other BWP Architects traditional designed homes please click here.

Haddonstone have now published the project as one of their Case Studies here.

A standing seam metal roofing with self-coloured silicone anti-crack render and narrow rainscreen larch cladding and zinc rainwater goods give a contemporary aesthetic to the traditional building forms of a T-shaped plan, steep duo-pitched roofs and gable ends. Large first floor windows with juliette balconies maximise views to the south and the open pergola structure gives a partially sheltered outdoor entertaining space. The simple pergola design is echoed in the design of the front porch.

More photos of the whole project to come later this month!

MBC Timbeframe will be responsible for the foundations, superstructure, insulation and air-tightness using their Passivhaus Twin-wall system and Passivslab raft foundation.

Passivhaus buildings provide a high level of occupant comfort while using very little energy for heating and cooling and Certification is through the Passivhaus Institute.  For more details on what benefits designing to Passivhaus standards can give your new home please click here.

For more images click here for the project page.

Designed to reflect the vernacular architecture of the host dwelling, Plot 1 sits behind a dense screen of Tree Preservation Order protected planting and includes steep roofs, gable ends, timber lintels, roughcast render, clay tiles roofs and tall, decorative chimney stacks. An extensive Flood Risk Assessment demonstrated clearly that the site lies outside any flood risks and a comprehensive additional planting scheme will enhance the local biodiversity and further improve the native planting scheme around the site.

Construction work is set to start on site in Summer 2020.

For examples of other traditional style new homes we have designed please click here.