Building study Generous is beautiful: a radical low-impact Para 80 experiment.
When we first approached Studio Bark we were not confident we would get planning consent but their approach to the brief and willingness to communicate positively with the planning officers increased our confidence. In order for the building to "nestle" in the landscape, significant groundworks were...
| Published in: | Architects' Journal pp. 44 - 60 |
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| Format: | Architecture Review |
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EMAP Publishing Limited
2/23/2023
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |
| Summary: | When we first approached Studio Bark we were not confident we would get planning consent but their approach to the brief and willingness to communicate positively with the planning officers increased our confidence. In order for the building to "nestle" in the landscape, significant groundworks were required to get to foundation level. Groundwater springs were found during the groundworks phase, so two new land drains were installed behind the retaining wall and a further one installed under the building pad below the compacted hardcore level. |
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