This Welsh house is located in one place with its natural location
Loyn + Co designed a Welsh home for a family of enthusiastic gardeners, built around greenery and views
Set among rich foliage on the rugged Welsh coast, this private home is a contemporary new build with a sustainable vision to boot. Its architects, Cardiff-based Loyn + Co, designed the house using the site and its natural surroundings as their starting point, wrapping the structure in wood. At the same time, greenery is accessible everywhere in this Welsh house – either in the form of plantings, inside and out, or the tall landscaping provided by the house through its wide glass openings.
The volume of the house is planned around the mature pine trees of the plot, ensuring that the structure meanders around them, partially nesting in the sloping site. This floor plan arrangement also allows for the creation of multiple yards and clearings, which customers, ardent gardeners, appreciate. Aside from the outdoor planting, there is also an enclosed conservatory, ensuring that they continue their passion all year round, whatever the weather.
Wales home that embraces nature
The facade cladding is made of Kebony wood, a Norwegian product created by treating softwood using patented, eco-friendly processes that allow it to be used in a similar way to hardwood – making it ideal for outdoor use. Architects are passionate about sustainable architecture, particularly after the recent COP26 Climate Summit, so they are committed to using products that can improve a building’s environmental credentials.
“The new house has been carefully sewn on this complex site to work with the different levels and beautiful existing trees,” says James Stroud, Principal of Loyn + Co. “The design truly brings the outside in, not only through the ‘indoor outdoor spaces’ and the visual connections through the house to the sea beyond, but through the inner garden within the central lobby where nature is the focus. Simple measures such as bringing Kebony cladding in and through the patio reinforce this concept.
A Welsh home that balances its sloping terrain and existing mature trees with an eco-friendly approach that responds to the everyday needs of its owners, this design by Loyn + Co is the quintessential country retreat; A space that feels in harmony with nature in every corner. §
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