The Sunday Times British Homes Awards has selected the recipient for its Resilient Home for the Future Award: "A Home for All Seasons" by JTP Architects and environmental design specialist Ed Barsley.  JTP and Ed Barsley's proposal was chosen from four other entries by means of a public vote. Competition requirements asked for designs to respond to potential flooding and overheating ? two of climate change's impending variables.  

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The Sunday Times British Homes Awards has selected the recipient for its Resilient Home for the Future Award: "A Home for All Seasons" by JTP Architects and environmental design specialist Ed Barsley.  JTP and Ed Barsley's proposal was chosen from four other entries by means of a public vote. Competition requirements asked for designs to respond to potential flooding and overheating ? two of climate change's impending variables.  
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We wanted to put forward a scheme with a long-term design life. As such, the elevated living areas and causeway in the ?Home for All Seasons? ensure residents remain safe, connected and can quickly recover from a flood event, said Barsley. 

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As technology improves, so too must architectural strategies. ?A Home for All Seasons? considers physical resilience in addition to social and economic longevi...