The existing site incorporated a moderate sized 1950’s detached dwelling with fantastic estuary views. The brief was for a replacement 5-bedroom house with large open plan living space, indoor swimming pool, gym and play /entertaining spaces over four floors.
For many years our clients lived in a home they built next door and an opportunity arose to purchase the site next door. Their dream was to develop a forever house in a contemporary style they had always desired.
Spatial Design Architects exhibited our portfolio at Grand Designs Live Show where our client visited our stand and made the initial enquiry, we were selected by our client to provide initial ideas for the scheme along with four other Architects practices.
The first stage of the selection process was to submit a feasibility study of ideas for the project and to incorporate key design ideas to the client. We were selected from the initial design ideas to go into stage two to develop the design further against one other well-known architects’ practice.
After a developed design brief and further design ideas, we were appointed by the family to develop the design, apply for planning permission, prepare technical design, and take the project through to completion as a traditional tendered contract.
The objective of the scheme was to design an inspirational, contemporary family home that improves the quality of design locally. The proposed dwelling would be centred around the panoramic views over Thorpe Esplanade Beach Huts, Shoebury Common and the Estuary.
The client required a house with eco-technologies, materials fit for purpose, due to its location, provides a stunning outlook and a design with a difference.
Since the project was completed the Local Building Control Authority ‘LABC’ suggested that we submit the scheme for their ‘Building Excellence Region Housing Award’ in 2020, this was successful and won the ‘Best Individual New Home, East Anglia Region’.
We were also contacted by the UK Property Awards, to submit the scheme for their regional architecture single residence award, this was successful and won the ‘Best Architecture Single Residence East of England’ award and qualified for the UK Award. Subsequently the ‘Beach House’ won ‘Best Architecture Single Residence UK’ award and ‘Best International Architecture Single Residence’ Award, an amazing achievement to have such a successful submission and win 4 awards for this beautiful house that our clients believed ‘Spatial Design Architects’ could design, detail and deliver!
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