A stunning design created with superb quality and amazing attention to detail, the structure of the lighthouse is a simple barn-like form, derived from a 40° roof accommodating a PV array. The sweeping roof envelops the central space – an open-plan, top-lit, double height living space, that uses a timber portal structure so floors can be slotted between the frames or left opened as required. Sleeping accommodation is at ground level.
Although not mandatory to the Code, every building material and component used on the construction of the lighthouse has been specified for its ability to optimise the house’s overall sustainability credentials and minimise embodied energy and maximise recycled content and reuse.
These include:
- Timber frame
- Sweet chestnut cladding
- Screw piles
- Floating ground floor, replacing concrete slab
- Wool carpet
- Natural rubber flooring
