033 The Dell
Location: Aldeburgh, Suffolk
Type: New Build House
Year: 2023 - Current
Status: Tender
Structural Engineer: Foster Structures
Location: Aldeburgh, Suffolk
Type: New Build House
Year: 2023 - Current
Status: Tender
Structural Engineer: Foster Structures
The Dell is a new-build three-bedroom holiday home located
in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, due to start construction in April 2025. The design
focuses on sustainability, with minimal environmental impact.
Set within a depression surrounded by steep slopes and mature trees, the site offers expansive views of a wild meadow. The design integrates the natural landscape, using locally sourced materials and reducing both operational and embodied carbon.
The house utilizes the site's topography, with volumes and openings positioned to frame views of the landscape. Elevated on screw piles, it reduces disturbance to tree roots. Timber is used throughout the structure, insulation, fenestration, and cladding, helping sequester carbon and ensure energy efficiency. High insulation, airtightness, and a Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) system, alongside an Air Source Heat Pump, ensures the home is cost-effective to heat.
The design comprises of four shifting volumes, with communal areas benefiting from high ceilings and close connections to the meadow, while private bedrooms offer intimate tree views. Glazing is carefully positioned to frame scenic views and reduce overheating, and ventilation panels enable cross-ventilation in the summer.
The use of natural, locally sourced materials includes Scottish Douglas Fir windows, doors, and flooring, alongside UK-manufactured lighting and cladding. The project exemplifies a thoughtful, sustainable approach that respects and enhances the natural environment.
Set within a depression surrounded by steep slopes and mature trees, the site offers expansive views of a wild meadow. The design integrates the natural landscape, using locally sourced materials and reducing both operational and embodied carbon.
The house utilizes the site's topography, with volumes and openings positioned to frame views of the landscape. Elevated on screw piles, it reduces disturbance to tree roots. Timber is used throughout the structure, insulation, fenestration, and cladding, helping sequester carbon and ensure energy efficiency. High insulation, airtightness, and a Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) system, alongside an Air Source Heat Pump, ensures the home is cost-effective to heat.
The design comprises of four shifting volumes, with communal areas benefiting from high ceilings and close connections to the meadow, while private bedrooms offer intimate tree views. Glazing is carefully positioned to frame scenic views and reduce overheating, and ventilation panels enable cross-ventilation in the summer.
The use of natural, locally sourced materials includes Scottish Douglas Fir windows, doors, and flooring, alongside UK-manufactured lighting and cladding. The project exemplifies a thoughtful, sustainable approach that respects and enhances the natural environment.