Weavers Down
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Weavers Down Lodge planning was commissioned in February 2015 and granted in April 2016. The brief was to design a compact 3 bed ‘upside down house’ to exploit the views and to make best use of the beauty of the oak frame. Planning restrictions were tough and the new structure had to fall within well-defined limitations as to total floor area and height.
The structure is in 3 bays with the central bay forming the hall and stair well. Bedroom 1 only is en-suite due to space restriction, hence bedrooms 2 and 3 share a bathroom. A discussion with the planners took place as to whether the porch should be included in the space calculations or not! We were able to convince them that this would be an acceptable exception.
The upper floor is entirely open plan with a compact kitchen diner on one side of the stairwell and a lounge with wood burning stove on the other. Views across the stairwell give a feeling of spaciousness that belies the fact that the building is only 10.8 x 6.7 metres overall. The balcony will be a wonderful feature of the new dwelling, greatly assisting in creating more space when weather allows the sliding folding doors to be opened to utilise the large deck area.
The structure is storey and a half to as much as possible reduce the height of the building overall. Dormers to both south west and north east elevations give good headroom where it really matters. Note the small flat roof section over the landing in the central bay to allow good access through.
3D visuals help the clients to get a good feel for what the upper living space might really be like. We have avoided having to have stub ties in the frame trusses through introduction of truss posts at the collars.
“"We have constructed several buildings using Oak frames designed, manufactured and erected by the Green Oak Carpentry Company. We are pleased to confirm that their work is accurate, well detailed and delivered on time. They are knowledgeable and we find working with them easy and straight forward. We therefore have no hesitation in recommending them."
Robert, Trembath Associates
“"We wanted to write to you to express our profound gratitude for the excellent work you have done on our building scheme. It cannot have been easy to pick up the project from another architect when there were still a number of issues unresolved, but you have done so brilliantly and remained calm throughout, even at fraught times. We really do appreciate that you have gone the extra mile for us. We have all enjoyed working with you and have been so impressed with the quality of your work."
Alastair, The Early Years Project
“"I wanted to drop you a quick note to show my appreciation for your guys efforts today; they were a pleasure to have around the house and worked hard to get the frame up today."
Paul, Contracts Manager
“"Everyone is very impressed with the finished result and I thought I would just take the opportunity of belatedly giving my thanks to you and your team for a job very well done. I have submitted the bridge for a Civic Society award for next year and have every expectation of its success."
P White, Northholt & Greenford Countryside Park Manager
“"Thank you for the frame that you have just finished at Rogate. It was a miserable wet day, yesterday and John and team carried on regardless. We are delighted with the overall look and also the mouldings to the members. As usual, the frame was millimetre accurate and will be easy to take forward to complete the building."
Bob, Trembath Associates