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Super E Cornwall House
Development at Maidenhayes, Cornwall
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Joel Derbyshire
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The UK’s first ever selfbuild Super E® house in Maidenhayes, Cornwall. Short listed for Building Magazine's Best Sustainability Award.
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Overview
In January 2002, Doug and Sarah Stewart found a stunning elevated site in open countryside, with wonderful views and within walking distance of the sea. On the site stood a derelict bungalow, with an asbestos sheet roof and Canadian shingle-clad walls that had not been lived in for a number of years
Doug and Sarah knew immediately that they’d found what they’d been looking for – somewhere quiet and peaceful to retire. Their challenge was to design a home that would fit in to that landscape, make the most of site’s opportunities and reflect Doug’s company’s commitment to sustainability
Specifications
Total living space 244 m2
Garage 18m2
• The flexible design enables separate accommodation on the ground and first floor
*First Floor – spacious, open plan lounge, dining and office space, contemporary kitchen, visitors cloakroom and one bedroom with a beautiful balcony that connects with the living space. The bedroom has an en-suite bath and shower room
*Ground Floor – a practical living space comprising 3 bedrooms (one en-suite), a lounge which connects with the entrance vestibule, a kitchen/breakfast room and a family bathroom. Spacious garage with adjoining plant room
• Contemporary structure, flooded with light from large glass gables and spacious cathedral ceilings on the first floor
• Super E, "controlled air leakage" timber-frame construction with a heat recovery ventilation system, high levels of cellulose insulation and underfloor heating give very high levels of thermal comfort and acoustic privacy
• Ground source heat pump provides heating and hot water, with independent hot water cylinders on each floor, which have the facility to also add solar heating. In addition each floor has a very high efficiency soapstone wood burning stove
• Construction: Renewable and sustainable resources were used wherever possible. Engineered timber structure with panelised walls clad with cedar on a local stone plinth. Fermacell boards incorporating recycled paper were used for wall linings, bamboo floors (ceramic tiles in wet areas)
Key features
energy
regeneration
Key data
Completion Date: 29/10/2004
Project Team: DAC International & DGS Construction Ltd.
Cost:
Local Authority:
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Super E
DAC International
DGS Construction Ltd.
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