Concrete Property: a verdant spouse and children dwelling design in East Sussex

Concrete Property is a verdant family household style in East Sussex

The brainchild of entrepreneurs Adrian and Megan Corrigall and Raw Architecture Workshop, Concrete Residence is a classy, brutalist family household that balances rich textures at a domestic scale. Completed in early 2019, the ambition of the undertaking was to make a minimalist dwelling ’that retained honesty and simplicity in equally materials use and in how its occupants use its spaces’ describes Adrian Corrigall. 

Nestled in rich architectural gardens Lewes, East Sussex, the plan feels each good and dramatic with its large openings, sleek furniture, and strategic surfaces. The setting up is made up of a series of 5 stepped blocks that home four bedrooms. The dwelling is ‘just the correct size for our family members. No additional. No less’ claims Corrigall. Boasting flooring-to-ceiling height home windows, skylights and clear lofty rooms the dwelling employs level changes to draw guests through its spaces. ‘We required to shift away from open up mild-stuffed spaces and develop intimate and exceptional zones’ describes Corrigall. 

This 260sqm property is the world’s initially constructing built employing innovative Fibre Reinforced Concrete, a durable anti-cracking materials designed by Cemex that doesn’t need strengthened steel bars. ‘People’s perception of concrete as chilly and damp can be so significantly from truth. The thermal overall performance is a terrific pleasure. We have only turned our heating on when and that was just to test it.’ This raw and sturdy concrete is complemented by crisp plywood cabinetry and abundant vibrant furniture that act as color accents throughout the minimalist home.

The Corrigall relatives had at first approached Graeme Laughlan and David Mulligan at Uncooked Architecture Workshop owning observed their former operate at Camusdarach Sands. ‘From our initial assembly, it was clear they recognized our require to collaborate strongly on this task and to keep away from the dictatorial mother nature of so a lot of customer/architect associations. A shared appreciate of the get the job done of Gillespie, Kidd and Coia also informed lots of of our afterwards design and style decisions’ describes Corrigall.

‘The drive to build a family home from the ground up has normally been an ambition. A lot less clearly show property and additional household property. We have been identified to demonstrate very good structure have to have not be exclusive as it is so typically portrayed.’ §