phoenix house

Project Description

CSK Architects have been granted planning permission for an innovative net zero carbon dwelling that the regional Design Review Panel have judged to be of exceptional design quality.  ‘Very special circumstances in the Green Belt was approved with unanimous support from The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead.  Located on the historic site of an C18th mansion that was home to two former British prime ministers, the proposal has also been commended for its approach to both sustainability and heritage.  The project will exploit the unusual historical circumstances of the site to become a circular economy re-use exemplar, aiming to build the load-bearing masonry structure using only stone and brick salvaged from the rubble of the original house that is now strewn around the gardens. Some of these stones are being loaned for the National Autistic Society Garden at Chelsea. The typology of the courtyard house has been used to incorporate a historic stone colonnade, the only part of the original mansion still intact.  It is a LETI Pioneer project.