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Albury Hall

Nestled within a network of woodland copses lies a walled garden to a former long since demolished country house.

New Build

An inspirational, sustainable, energy efficient family home

On the 6th October 2023 East Herts D.C. approved our application for an exceptional paragraph 80e house set within a walled garden to the former country house, Albury Hall.
This walled garden site is unusual in being divided into three linear “rooms” contained by its perimeter wall. A design narrative developed which explores the linear organisation of spaces & functions within the walls at ground level and contrasting this with the orientational freedom that exists above & beyond the confines of the walls.

Drawings

Cross Sections

Cross section of Albury Hall, a Para 80, energy efficient passive house. Another grand design by Hawkes Architecture.

Albury Hall’s design works very hard to provide carefully considered relationships between each space for its busy and ambitious occupants.

A Unique

Floor Plan

The expressive first floor functions branch off from trunks which anchor these spaces through to the ground floor below. With each of the three walled garden rooms playing distinctly different functional roles, the design creates a rich tapestry of spaces, views & moments in each space and at each level.

Floor Plan of Albury Hall, a Para 80, energy efficient passive house. Another grand design by Hawkes Architecture.

Materials

The materials being used on Albury Hall; 1. Biodiverse Roof 2. EPDM Roof 3. Timber Cladding 4. Tripple Glazed Windows, Metal Cladding, Solar Thermal Panels 5. Existing Restored Brick Wall

Diagram showing the materials used at Albury Hall, a Para 80, energy efficient passive house. Another grand design by Hawkes Architecture.
English sweet chestnut cladding on Headlands, a Para 80 (Para 55), energy efficient passive house. Another grand design by Hawkes Architecture.

The materials being used on Albury Hall; 1. Biodiverse Roof 2. EPDM Roof 3. Timber Cladding 4. Tripple Glazed Windows, Metal Cladding, Solar Thermal Panels 5. Existing Restored Brick Wall

Within the landscape

This bold & playful Paragraph 80 (Para 80) design works very hard to provide carefully considered relationships between each space for its busy and ambitious occupants. A nearby public footpath offers a brief glimpse of an exciting and innovative response to a secluded and under-utilised working garden to the former country estate.

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