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This Hind House sits on the banks of the River Loddon, near Wargrave. We based our concept on three elements; living, guest and bedroom spaces, to create ?wings? that adopt a pinwheel form, raised up on columns to deal with flooding from the river.
Courtesy of John Pardey Architects -Photographs : Richard Powers
A dark, zinc-clad wing is pushed forward to receive an entrance staircase that slices up into an open timber lined hood, with a glazed room to the side containing a guest suite and gym. The stair arrives onto a balcony and entrance ? a central hall space ? this is the day room, dedicated to outdoor living that leads out onto a large deck.
 
Courtesy of John Pardey Architects -Photographs : Richard Powers Following the zigzag of the pinwheel, a staircase then leads down to a garden deck, with boardwalk that arrives at a landing stage on the river?s edge. The house is steel-framed, with timber stud infill; cedar and zinc-clad, with aluminium framed windows and single-ply roofing.
 
Courtesy of John Pardey Architects -Photographs : Richard Powers
The Hind House won a RIBA Regional Award in 2009 and was short-listed for the RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize, also in 2009.
 
Courtesy of John Pardey Architects – Site Plan
Project Info :
Architects : John Pardey Architects

Project Year : 2008

Project Area : 242.0 sqm

Project Architect : Henry Goss

Photographs : Richard Powers

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