Rural Homes Collection
Designs for the countryside – the natural choice.
Design
High quality design must be integral to new development and local area differences must be respected. Traditionally, local climate and available materials have had a profound influence on the design of houses and have helped to create local area characteristics. Likewise, features and finishes can help connect, or disconnect, a house to its surroundings. Increasingly, however, design has been standardised across the countryside.
Landscape
It is essential that the proposed location and siting of new housing considers the impact on the landscape, in terms of both immediate and wider surroundings. If a proper fit in the landscape is not achieved, then even a well designed building can fail. Overall, a well designed house must reflect the landscape in which it is set. It must be informed by and respond to it, rather than being a house which is designed without regard to the context and place within a site.
Design
High quality design must be integral to new development and local area differences must be respected. Traditionally, local climate and available materials have had a profound influence on the design of houses and have helped to create local area characteristics. Likewise, features and finishes can help connect, or disconnect, a house to its surroundings. Increasingly, however, design has been standardised across the countryside.
Landscape
It is essential that the proposed location and siting of new housing considers the impact on the landscape, in terms of both immediate and wider surroundings. If a proper fit in the landscape is not achieved, then even a well designed building can fail. Overall, a well designed house must reflect the landscape in which it is set. It must be informed by and respond to it, rather than being a house which is designed without regard to the context and place within a site.
Thermal Kit Specification
Each element of the building envelope – wall, roof, floor, windows and external doors has a role to play in minimising heat loss.
Home Kit Specification
Our sales team will be happy to advise you on the various options which are available.
Design Considerations
The overall aim should be to ensure that your new home is carefully located, worthy of its setting, and is the result of an imaginative, responsive and sensitive design process.