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Figura
Planning, design and construction
21st Century housing
Sustainable living in the 21st Century.
This house is designed for minimal energy use and zero external maintenance.
The all-electric house has no fossil fuel connections. It has a built-in high thermal capacity to even out the vagaries of the English weather.
The extremely high levels of insulation, combined with underfloor heating and a ground-source heat pump generated a heating bill of only £300 over its 1st winter.
The recycled zinc roof and cedar cladding require no maintenance. They are designed to blend in with the neighbouring buildings, while giving that contemporary look, currently “in-Vogue”.
Cooke House
This house was designed for clients in the grounds of a listed building.
Figura designed the house to respect its historic neighbour while providing the contemporary living environment requested by the clients.
The timber famed structure is a hybrid of stressed-skin panels, heavy timber posts, beams & trusses.
This very strong structure has allowed us to provide large areas of glazing and vertical spaces within the house.
Contemporary features, such as roof glazing are integrated into the structure by breaking the roof plane.
The exterior is maintenance-free. Western Red Cedar boarding will weather naturally over time, helping the house blend into its surroundings.
The Interior
The interior has open plan multi-use spaces, all with natural light, views in several directions and cross ventilation.
Natural finishes have been used wherever possible to create a healthy living environment.
All service runs are enclosed in accessible ducts to reduce maintenance costs.
Passive solar is combined with underfloor heating to minimise running costs.
Figura used its experience as a speculative developer to keep the cost of this individually designed house within reasonable limits.
Figura has designed this house to combine all the features demanded by contemporary living in a home, which respects its neighbours and sits comfortably in its surroundings.