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Flamborough Cottage
Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire
2004 - 2007
Sited in the cliffside settlement of Flamborough, this cottage echoes the tradition of making dwellings from the village's native chalk seam, creating a distinctive principal facade for the house.
The cottage was designed to maximise the potential of a compact, derelict site in the grounds of a 19th century, arts and crafts villa.
Conceived as a modern reinterpretation of a chalk fishermans cottage, the house is organised around a central double height skylit entrance hall, with a bespoke kitchen facing to the east to embrace the morning sun and a double aspect lounge capturing the warm western sunset. On the first floor are 2 large king-size bedrooms accessed via the double height landing and bespoke winding staircase.
♢ Cliffside Village Context
♢ Maximising Tight Infill Site
♢ Distinctive Chalkstone Skin
♢ Central Toplit Entrance Hall
Sustainability Strategy
At an urban scale Flamborough Cottage provides a densification of the homes in the coastal community of Flamborough, East Yorkshire. The project continues the existing urban fabric with clear views onto the street promoting community surveillance.
The project had a highly compact, efficient plan with a central double height core providing efficient access to the first floor whilst creating optimal conditions for buoyant warm air to naturally rise through stack ventilation distributing heat throughout the home. The compact depth of the home also promoted further cross ventilation whilst also ensuring good levels of daylight with strategically placed 1st floor glazing.
The efficient rectangular thermal envelope of the home minimises the inherent heat loss of the building. The Flamborough vernacular of using locally sourced chalk was continued in this home, lowering the shipping distance of the materials. Using timber for the windows, interior fixtures, doors, staircase and cabinetry further lowered the ecological impact of the home through carbon sequestration.
