Sandy Rendel Architects has completed 142 South Street, a new house within the scenic South Downs National Park on the banks of the River Ouse in Lewes, East Sussex.

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Architects: Sandy Rendel Architects

Location: United Kingdom, Lewes, UK

Architect In Charge: Sandy Rendel Architects

Area: 257.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Oliver Perrott , Richard Chivers, Leigh Simpson

Building Contractor: Myriad Construction

Structural Engineer / Qs / Project Management: Stephen Evans Associates

Interior Joinery Design (Kitchen And Staircase): : Jeremy Pitts

Planning Consultant: Chris Barker, ECE Planning
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From the architect. Sandy Rendel Architects has completed 142 South Street, a new house within the scenic South Downs National Park on the banks of the River Ouse in Lewes, East Sussex.

© Oliver Perrott

Replacing a derelict workshop on a brownfield site that historically functioned as a wharf for the old quarry and cement works behind, the house occupies a prominent position at the entrance to the town. The local planning authority aspired for a ?landmark? building to mark the entrance to the town and stipulated a bold design. As the first building you see, it is highly visible from the approach o...