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11a Bath Road, Tetbury

Client
Private
Location
Tetbury
Project Leaders
Helen Paull Richard Fellows
Size
93 SQM
Value
170,000T

Challenge

Quattro Design Architects was appointed to design a one-bedroom ancillary dwelling on a small piece of land linked by a footpath to their client’s dwelling.

The brief was:

  • Construct a one-bedroom ancillary dwelling for an elderly couple to inhabit
  • Build the dwelling in a mix of contemporary and traditional, high quality materials in keeping with the area
  • Ensure the form and scale of the new dwelling reflects that of the surrounding buildings site

 

The site is:

  • Located in the outskirts of Tetbury on the A433 Bath Road
  • Not Listed but lies in a Conservation Area
  • Split level with a parking area and vehicle access area on the lower level and a garden at the higher level
Sector
Housing
Private Residential
Services
Architecture (RIBA Stages 1-7)
Design Services
Feasibility Studies
Planning Applications
Technical Design (RIBA Stages 4-6)
Interior Design
Lead Consultant (Project Lead)
Contract Management
Principal Designer
Partners
SJS Tetbury Ltd

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Solution

As this part of Bath Road has a mix of traditional buildings and more modern dwellings, there was potential for the introduction of a modern dwelling without harming the character and appearance of this part of the Conservation Area.

The new ancillary dwelling is therefore simple in form and uses a mix of materials both traditional and contemporary.

Quattro Design Architects was appointed to carry out Stages 1 – 7 and were Contract Administrators.

The aim to provide an attractive and appropriate scheme reflecting the scale of the surrounding built form has been achieved.

 

Pallet of Materials:

  • Walls:  A mix of Cotswold stone (re-used from the Cotswold stone retaining wall at the existing change in level on site), self-coloured render and cedar cladding
  • Windows: Timber painted
  • Roof: Reconstituted Cotswold stone tiles
  • Doors: Timber painted

 

The project is now complete.

The design for the layout of the dwelling took the following points into consideration:

  • The dwelling is designed for a couple to inhabit
  • The layout is simple
  • As the site is split level, a split-level layout was designed to make the dwelling feel spacious and to allow natural light to permeate
  • The stairs are not steep (and are easily accessible should the owners become less mobile)
  • The bedroom is positioned on the ground floor: as this room overlooks the road it has a smaller (more traditional) window and therefore less natural light than the living spaces
  • An ensuite bathroom is accessed from the bedroom
  • The lounge is located up half a storey, this enables the lounge to open onto the rear northwest facing (private) garden. There are large windows opening onto the garden allowing views onto the garden and allowing natural light into the living areas
  • A WC is provided on the same level as the lounge (for the occupants and visitors)
  • The ceiling in the lounge follows the slope of the pitched roof making this space light and airy
  • The kitchen is located up half a storey from the lounge and in order to keep the height of the new dwelling to a minimum, the kitchen is within the roof space
  • The house is set back from the road (in line with the neighbouring properties)

From day one, the holistic approach, set with Quattro, allowed a proactive and collaborative approach to ascertain key successes which could be clearly aligned to the project constraints...cont/

Nathan Howells, Senior Design Manager
Willmott Dixon, Bristol

...With true open partnerships between the client, ourselves and the design team led by Quattro, we were able to ‘hit the ground running’ and maintain high quality, efficiently and in keeping with the key drivers!

Nathan Howells, Senior Design Manager
Willmott Dixon, Bristol

Working with Helen, Quattro Design Architects, was a pleasure.  Listening to our requirements she/they designed the ideal small home for my parents.

Private Individual, Bath Road
Bath Road, Tetbury

We look back with great satisfaction and pride at what was a very successful project for us, due in no small measure to Helen's diligence, care and attention and problem solving skills.

Martin Shaw
Private Individual

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Accord Housing Association
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Ark Housing Consultancy
Advance
Aqua Construction
Beard and Tandy Developments
Blackbox Planning
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Bromford Group
Central Housing Investment Consortium
Cheltenham Borough Homes
Churchill Retirement Living
Cirencester Housing
CJ Bayliss
Connexus Housing
E G Carter & Co Ltd
Elim
G P Thomas and Sons Ltd
Gloucester City Homes
Gloucestershire County Council
J Harper & Sons Ltd
Greensquare Group
Homes in Sedgemoor
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Kier Living Ltd
Land Promotions Ltd
LHC
Live West Homes Ltd
Lovell Partnership Ltd
M F Freeman
Markey Construction
McIntosh DBR
Mcloughin Planning
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Platform Housing Ltd
Redcliffe Homes
Redrow Homes
Rooftop Housing Group Ltd
Rydon Construction
SAHA Development Company
Sanctuary Group
Selwood Housing
Solon South West Housing Association
Sovereign
Speller Metcalfe Ltd
Stroud District Council
Stonewater Procurement
The Guinness Partnership
The Salvation Army
Two Rivers Housing
United living
Valleys to Coast Housing Ltd
West Mercia Housing Group
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Yarlington Housing Group
SWPA framework
Bristol City Council
Wyedean Housing Association
S F Planning
Wiltshire Council
Lane Britton Jenkins
J Harper & Sons
Melt Homes
Eastington CLT
Boo Homes
Dowdeswell Estates
Swindon Borough Council

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