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Mill Hill House

Mill Hill House
© Edmund Sumner

MILL HILL HOUSE

Rise Design Studio

PHOTOGRAPHS
Edmund Sumner

ENGINEERING
Car Ltd

MANUFACTURERS
Bea Clay Solutions, Archicad, Glazing Package

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Sean Ronnie Hill

INTERIOR DESIGN
Rise Design Studio

ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE
Graphisoft Archicad

GREEN ROOF
Bauder

MAIN CONTRACTOR
Geb London

DESIGN TEAM
Sean Ronnie Hill, Maria Lopez Mata

CLIENTS
Private

LANDSCAPE
Daniel Shea

BRICK SPECIALIST
Bea Clay Solutions

AREA
290 m²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
United Kingdom

CATEGORY
Houses, Sustainability

"Inspired by traditional Georgian facade design at the front and featuring minimalist staggered cubes at the rear, this single-family home is a two-faced agglomerate of volumes.

Mill Hill House
© Edmund Sumner
Mill Hill House
© Edmund Sumner

These create a nuanced floor plan in the back of the house and come together at the front to unite in an overall form that is highly contextual.

One of the main drivers for this project was to be able to create a home that benefits from the best possible space arrangement and lighting without compromising the aesthetic of the more traditional neighbouring houses.

Mill Hill House
© Edmund Sumner
Mill Hill House
© Edmund Sumner

The end result is a progression of spaces that merge and collide to create a mass that is both aggregated and nuanced.

The choice of materials runs hand in hand with the design decisions. The Dutch bricks bring forward references to the built context, while their sintered purple hues offer a sharp contrast with the surrounding greenery.

Mill Hill House
© Edmund Sumner
Mill Hill House
© Edmund Sumner

Juxtaposing the masonry, large glazed surfaces place the project in a more contemporary dialogue with its site through the rear elevation.

When it comes to the interior, the project capitalises on local craft to create spaces that work in harmony with one another, with fluent transitions that allow for the existence of distinct environments within larger uninterrupted spaces.

Mill Hill House
© Edmund Sumner
Mill Hill House
© Edmund Sumner
Mill Hill House
© Edmund Sumner

At the very heart of the house, a ten meter high atrium sheds light and unity into the circulation of the house, providing a dramatic transition between the front and the rear gardens.

Using several Passivhaus principles, the house features mechanical ventilation heat recovery system, airtightness, high-performance glazing, green roofs, and solar panels in an effort to minimise its environmental impact and energy consumption.

Like the other services of the house, these systems are ultimately integrated with the design in order to blend flawlessly with the whole of the building."

Mill Hill House
© Edmund Sumner
Mill Hill House
Mill Hill House
© Edmund Sumner
Mill Hill House
© Edmund Sumner


Mill Hill House - RISE Design Studio


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Plan - Ground floor
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Plan - First floor
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Plan - Second floor
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Plan - Roof plan


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Long section
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Elevations
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Axonometric - Plan
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Axonometric - Section


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Sketch - Proposed 01
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Sketch - Proposed 02
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Sketch - House existing

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