The Meadowview House is situated on the edge of a ribbon development village in rural Bedfordshire and is surrounded by mature trees, hedgerows and arable fields.
A sweet chestnut clad box is cantilevered off a solid masonry and glass plinth, from across the fields, it looks like it is floating over the hedgerows. The Meadowview House is a family home design for a retired couple, with a simple linear form with a horizontal emphasis.
On the ground floor, areas of glazing set up close, sensual relationships with the garden whilst the first floor offers a more detached experience of the landscape with long views framed like pictures on the wall.
The Meadowview House incorporates sustainable technologies such as rainwater recycling and a ventilation system with heat recovery. The landscaping forms a transition between the domestic and agricultural environments.
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