Devon Passivhaus

Devon Passivhaus
© Jim Stephenson

DEVON PASSIVHAUS

McLean Quinlan

ARCHITECTS
McLean Quinlan

LOCATION
United Kingdom

CATEGORY
Houses

AREA
388 m²

YEAR
2018

QS
Hosken Parks

PHOTOGRAPHS
Jim Stephenson

MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL
Warm

MANUFACTURERS
Autodesk, Clayworks, Farrow And Ball, Josko, Nemetschek, Lamlux, Lubelska, Mosa, Sto Ltd, Tribus, Wienerburger

CLIENTS
Mr And Mrs Dutt

LANDSCAPE
Client

M&E
Warm

CONTRACTOR
Goulden And Sons

QUANTITY SURVEYING
Hosken Parks

ENGINEERING
Tribus, Airey And Coles

Text description provided by architect.

Planning for this project was won under Paragraph 79, the Country House Clause, with a design taking inspiration from the surroundings. The overall design is simple and clean.

Devon Passivhaus
© Jim Stephenson
Devon Passivhaus
© Jim Stephenson
Devon Passivhaus
© Jim Stephenson

An elegant brick front complements the brickwork of the of garden wall and a discrete front door opening references the gate in the garden wall. Further down, an oriel window breaks through, hinting at what is behind.

Elsewhere, external surfaces are dark render, designed to recede visually in deference to the surrounding garden. Tucked within, the house has a glass roofed courtyard at its center, a winter garden flooding light into the interior.

Devon Passivhaus
© McLean Quinlan
Devon Passivhaus
© Jim Stephenson

Spaces are arranged around this central core so the building functions both as a home and a gallery for our clients, great collectors of pottery and art, with spaces to display and curate.

Comfortable and serene interior spaces are punctuated with tactile and textured materials: reclaimed terracotta, rough sawn oak and clay plaster, to ensure that internally the building feels connected to the garden that inspired it.

Devon Passivhaus
© Jim Stephenson
Devon Passivhaus
© Jim Stephenson

The footprint and walls of the original garden inform the design of the house, the landscape is replanted, and historic paths have been re-established.

The house is certified Passivhaus, and includes air source heating, MVHR, solar power, battery storage, super-insulation and triple-glazing throughout, to provide over 100% of required energy.

Devon Passivhaus
© Jim Stephenson
Devon Passivhaus
© Jim Stephenson


Devon Passivhaus
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Devon Passivhaus
© Jim Stephenson
Devon Passivhaus
© Jim Stephenson
Devon Passivhaus
© Jim Stephenson
Devon Passivhaus
© Jim Stephenson
Devon Passivhaus
© Jim Stephenson


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North west elevation


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Site plan
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Ground floor plan
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Basement plan
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