Church Lane

Loughton, Essex

Arts & Crafts Influenced Home

This design seamlessly combines traditional characteristics with sustainable features and construction methods to achieve a near ‘zero-carbon’ family home that makes the most of blending the established and the innovative.

Overview

Our client wished for a sustainable new-build in their favoured Arts & Crafts style, to be constructed alongside their current family home of 18 years. The project consists of the removal of an existing two storey garage and annexe building to make room for an original new build, which subtly complements the existing character and appearance of Church Lane.

The current site is split into two plots, with the new build’s modern take on Arts & Crafts architecture remaining sympathetic to the existing house. We drew inspiration from characteristics of surrounding properties and incorporated our own interpretation of this era’s methodology, such as brickwork details, gable ends, and a careful selection of Crittall style doors and windows.

The new build is modestly sized and has been designed to the same width as the existing two-storey building, matching the current property’s visual impact when viewed from the street. Only glimpses of the proposal will be seen from Church Lane, meaning that the distinctive architecture can only be fully appreciated when within the grounds.

An alternative interpretation of this genre of architecture can also be seen in our Spring Grove project.

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Only glimpses of the proposal will be seen from Church Lane, meaning that the distinctive architecture can only be fully appreciated when within the grounds.

An alternative interpretation of this genre of architecture can also be seen in our Spring Grove project.

Arts & Crafts influence with inventive inclusion of modern components to make the property utterly unique
Steeply sloped roofs, a classic feature in Arts & Crafts architecture, further elevated by the addition of contemporary metal clad gables
Crittall style windows and doors include modern-day components such as thin, steel frames, cleverly merging classic and contemporary
Inset balconies to create private space