Abstract
Won in an RIBA Competition by Riches Hawley Mikhail, Clay Field provides 26 sustainable homes in a rural Suffolk village. It is an exemplar in sustainable rural housing design. The project was completed in 2009.
Houses are arranged in terraces of three, positioned in pairs around three communal gardens; a wildflower meadow, allotments and a playground in an orchard. A shared biomass boiler, rainwater recycling and whole house ventilation are used but most importantly all houses face south and are highly insulated. Properties are of unusual hemp construction with finishes of cedar and lime render.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Bibliographical note
Artefact Design Type: Housing (Completed Architecture)Impact: The project has been widely awarded and published (as far afield as Australia) and is frequently sited as an exemplar of Sustainable Housing Design.
Awards:
Stirling Prize Mid-list 2009
RIBA Award Winner 2009
Housing Design Award 'Project' Winner 2007
Housing Design Award Completed Schemes Winner 2009
Published:
Claire Nash - Contemporary Vernacular Design - How British housing can Rediscover its Soul (book) 2016
Grand Design Living in the Country 2015
The Guardian 2010
Green Design 2009
Building Design 2007 and 2009
Architects Journal 2009
Grand Designs Magazine 2009
Dezeen 2008
Sustainable Design 2008
Keywords
- Architecture and the built environment