Functionality Home blends modern structure and historic panorama in rural England

Functionality Home is described by its architect, London-based studio Dedraft, as a ‘uncommon union of modernity and heritage’ – a good description for those who zoom in to seek out out that the newly constructed rural retreat is about inside the historic setting of Aynhoe Park Property. The Grade II-listed property options landscaping by legendary 18th-century gardener and designer Functionality Brown and architectural components by John Soane and Humphrey Repton.

Functionality Home: bringing collectively ‘modernity and heritage’

Functionality Home is one in all solely three new homes on the dear property, nestled between Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire. Spanning some 450 sq m, the residence was designed to really feel modern and serve all mod cons desired in a Twenty first-century house, whereas complementing the broader grounds’ temper and aesthetic.

The home’s quantity has been divided into three distinct wings, oriented so that every one key areas within the house can open to the lengthy, inexperienced views the location gives. On the identical time, the composition has been created in a method that might shield the native wildlife habitat (badgers, bats and migratory birds all frequent the area) and keep current, mature bushes.

The house’s construction is designed to look as if it emerges from the earth, with the bottom degree anchoring the form in Cotswolds stone, in and out, whereas the higher physique is clad in darkish, black stained Thermopine, that nods to bushes.

The identical heat, tactile aesthetic is sustained inside, nevertheless given a lighter tone – with impartial colors taking centre stage. Areas confide in framed, large vistas by way of floor-to-ceiling glass openings.

Sustainable structure ideas have been employed too. Photo voltaic panels on the roof, two air supply warmth pumps and a central MVHR (Mechanical Air flow with Warmth Restoration) system assist minimise the house’s vitality consumption all year long.

dedraft.co.uk