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The Aberdyfi Estuary is situated on the southern
coast of the
Contour Crafting uses computer control to surface-form by troweling to create planar and free-form surfaces out of extruded materials. The technique offers important advantages, including good surface quality, high fabrication speed and the ability to create complex hollow shapes as the forms are built up layer upon layer. The project explores the idea of creating a building using only the material available on the site, which in time will be returned to the site. For more info on Lifebelt Project click here (The Lifebelt Project)
The proposal presented aims to remove as far as is possible the physical boundaries that would come between the visitor and the natural environment in a safe, comfortable and economic way. Traditionally mountain refuges are solid heavy buildings which make little or no use of natural daylight, solar heat gain or affords a visible link with the surroundings. Our project creates a large transparent tensile structure which creates a protecting barrier to wind, snow and rain whilst maintaining external views.
Visually the house has been ‘split’ into two joined by a fully glazed transparent entrance space. This division assists with breaking down the visual mass of the house whilst also allowing for a private aspect to the accommodation, useful for a young growing family.
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new extension to Ladyman Barn, Aldbury Herts. Our solution seeks to
enhance the garden setting of Ladyman Barn. The design provides new
living accommodation with minimal impact on local character and visual
amenity as well as local ecology. This is further enhanced by providing
a fully planted flat roof which will maintain the current garden area.
Brighton College asked KFM to prepare a study for
bringing together musical activities on the school site. The
requirement for an acoustic which is good for amplified and acoustic
music led us to investigate a shaped ceiling surface.
The
ceiling is designed to achieve the acoustic, structural, mechanical and
lighting performance in one high quality prefabricated element. Wood
and the craft of carpentry are historically associated to making
music and we hope the development of the roof design would make an
architectural element with many of the properties of a good musical
instrument.
The house is situated on a steep slope of meadowland and is bounded on two sides by mature conifer trees. The project is in pre-planning stage. The house is designed to use local natural materials, predominantly those found on the site. The primary structure for the roof is constructed from the existing conifer resource the walls are rendered straw bail.
The design is for a new housing development
situated on the eastern boundary of Berkhamsted. The site is adjacent
to the northern edge of the Grand Union Canal and is bounded by the
main NE railway line. The proposal will include approx. 18 apartments.
The site has had a contentious planning history principally concerning
the density and visual impact of previous planning applications. We
have attempted to provide a solution that seeks to promote local
construction and materials as well as low ecological footprint.
The
Drakelow site is located to the north of Kidderminster in the West
Midlands and houses a 2500m2 subterranean complex. The complex was
tunneled in during world war 2 to accommodate a shadow factory
producing Bristol Hercules aero engines. With the site now
decommissioned and in private ownership an opportunity has come about
to restore this facility and surrounding landscape. Our proposal for
the Drakelow site puts sustainable communities goals into action by
developing a unique training campus combining practical training skills
for disadvantaged people within an environment in balance with the
existing ecology.
This project is a study to retrofit low-energy systems to an existing farmhouse in Hertfordshire. The existing farm is a 1920's construction with poor insulation and high running costs. Our study proposes re-cladding the structure with high performance insulation and installing solar heating, biomass heating and a ground source heat pump. The re planning of the interior separates winter spaces and summer spaces to allow the house to expand and contract seasonally .
KFM were invited to submit a design proposal as part of a bid for the
design services for the relocation of the council of Amersham. Our
proposal sought to link the new council offices and youth centre with
the existing maltings, which is now converted to use by a number of
small businesses.
This house for a young family is situated within Childrey village in Oxfordshire. The small site is fully enclosed within an historic brick garden wall. The clients seek to establish an ecologically sound design that will aim towards a zero carbon emission goal. The house will primarily use strawbail and green timber construction all sourced locally. The design seeks to retain and enhance the
traditional garden wall. The house is single story to minimise
the visual impact and is horizontal to incorporate a planted roof. The
planting will include local species of wild flowers and will be
designed to extend the flora and fauna capacity of the site.
This new student residence is conceived as a
scholastic village, and is designed as a ‘muro verso valle’ molded to
the contours of its hilltop site.
This proposal for Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire
will include 12 duplex apartments within a 4-story block. We are aiming
to achieve target density rates of above 80 units per hectare. Although
high, we are ensuring that all apartments have access to private
gardens. By making use of normally redundant roof surfaces we are able
to provide private outdoor gardens equivalent in size to Victorian
terraced housing at greater densities.
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