In this exclusive video produced by Dezeen for architecture firm TP Bennett, the studio's principal director explains how its latest residential project was designed to meet Passivhaus energy standards.
Designed by the studio's principal director Doug Smith and project architect Sam Clarke, the house in Kent, UK, belongs to Smith and his family.
Called Haus on the Ridge, the building's design is influenced by the Brownie camera designed by Eastman Kodak in the early 20th century.
British architecture firm TP Bennett have designed a residential home in Kent inspired by a vintage Brownie camera. Photo by Edmund Sumner
Mimicking the construction of the Brownie camera, the understated house features two solid wings that flank a lens-like central glazed element which offers views of a nearby valley. "We wanted to create this transparent centrepiece that you look straight through, almost like a lens," Smith said in the video.
The 10-metre-wide living space includes a large central living room and kitchen, while the four bedrooms, bathrooms, a utility room, a plant room and a hallway are all located in the wings.
The house incorporates two solid wings that flank a central glazed element which acts as the house's lens, similar to a Brownie camera. Photo by Edmund Sumner
The project has been built to meet Passivhaus standards ? a set of high-performance building standards that originated in Germany in the late 1980s.
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