Meadow House
A new-build Passivhaus, Meadow House is unique in that both design quality and performance standards sit at the forefront of the project’s ambitions.
The client approached us with a simple brief: a sustainable, healthy family home designed around wellbeing. The house replaces former cattery and kennel buildings and is carefully positioned within its landscape. Courtyard gardens, meadow planting, and ecology-led habitats form an integral part of the design, ensuring the house feels grounded in its setting.
Designing a Passivhaus around a courtyard form is not the typical starting point. However, our ambition was to prioritise gardens, light, and views while delivering architecture that performs to the highest environmental standards. The project has evolved through an iterative design process, developing the relationship between landscape, interior spaces, and fit-out in tandem.
Following an elongated planning process — which, frankly, shouldn’t be such a battle — the desired outcome was achieved, and the project is now on site. The house is on track to become a PHI - Low Energy Building Standard and we're enjoying and learning from the technical delivery of this very unique and special piece of architecture.
Services on this project
Defining the project’s purpose, business case, and initial advice.
Developing the project brief, assembling the project team, and conducting site surveys
Creating initial design concepts, sketch plans, 3D models, and early cost estimates.
Refining the design, including structural, MEP, and architectural details to achieve consents, such as planning permission.
Preparing detailed technical drawings, specifications, and building regulations information.
Building the project, including off-site manufacturing and on-site construction.
