Lime Trees House in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire
Lime Trees House in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire Building, Real Estate Project, Architecture Images
Lime Trees House in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire
Modern Home Development in Herts, southeast England, UK – design by Unit One Architects
10 Jan 2020
Lime Trees House
Design: Unit One Architects
Location: Hertfordshire, England
photo © Charlie Birchmore Photography
Lime Trees House is a bespoke, modern house built on land which formed part of the garden to an existing Victorian style house. The existing property received an extension and several internal and external changes to accommodate the new house.
photo © Sophie Mutevelian Photography
Local planning policies were challenging however we produced several feasibility studies before concluding that it would be possible for the land to support an additional dwelling. Large Lime trees overshadowed the site to the south and the existing house overlooked the main site area.
photo © Charlie Birchmore Photography
The existing house needed to be significantly modified in to re-orientate the front entrance away from the new property. We designed a new entrance wing that enabled the front door and new windows to face the new driveway. This reduced overlooking onto the new dwelling and supported the planning application.
photo © Sophie Mutevelian Photography
Due to shading by large trees on the southern boundary, the new dwelling was positioned to allow maximum benefit of the eastern and western light so the main livi...
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