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Category
Residential
Location
Chagford, Devon
Client
Henry & Barbara Oakley
Cost
£760,000
Floor Area
275 sqm
Start Date
September, 2014

Project

Westcott Farm

An ambitious new build contemporary house

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Project Brief

Westcott Farm is an ambitious new build contemporary house project located to the west of Chagford in central Devon.

Project Detail

Our client, Henry and Barbara Oakley live adjacent to a collection of picturesque rolling hills with views of Castle Drogo in Drewsteignton.

The brief was to design a low energy passive family house which worked with, and was borne out of its rural context.

Following an enjoyable and extensive design process we proposed a modern, heavily insulated, timber framed building which nestled into the undulating landscape and is characterised by a sloping profiled vaulted roof clad in cedar shingles.

The form takes its inspiration from the context within in which it sits and the timber material resonate with the adjacent woodlands.

The design achieved Passive House accreditation and has been submitted for Planning at the Dartmoor National Park.

Client Testimonial

Our project at Westcott Farm is ambitious and we were delighted to secure Rud Sawers Architects as our architect for our new home.

Despite the planning challenges, RSA maximised our chances for gaining approval and ultimately delivering our passive house on our site in Chagford.

We have been impressed by Rud’s creative approach, buoyant optimism and tenacity in dealing with the bureaucracy of the system. We would recommend their services highly and look forward to working with them in the future.

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