We are delighted to have received planning permission for Nodlings, a four bedroom property with connected ancillary and garage volumes in Stroud.
The proposals work with an existing historic stone cottage in the landscape, adding new gabled volumes around it to create a new contemporary family property.
Energy conservation and generation is a key principle in the project, creating a highly insulated new home with solar panels on all south facing rooves. Cotswold stone and zinc metal cladding roots the building to its rural industrial context, complementing the original stone cottage and barns whilst providing crisp contemporary interpretions with the new volumes. These are separated from historic stone volumes with elegant glazed links and zinc detailing. This also allows light to flood deep into the floorplans, illuminating stairwells and double height spaces above the kitchen for example.
The original cottage volume will also be retrofitted with internal wall insulation to provide a property which retains its historic charm whilst serving as a warm, comfortable home fit for 21stC living. Scale models and 3D studies served as a key tool for conveying the design throughout the planning process. It required careful and extensive consultation with the local authority to achieve permission for a design which satisfies all requirements of the brief and local policy.
