Will and Sharon
SL02
INSPIRATION
Family home of Will Woodrow & Sharon Eastwood & children.
Traditional cottage (built circa 1920s) with successive extensions including a timber-frame extension added in 2011 designed by Colin Bell architect. In 2011 the original cottage was extensively renovated with internal natural insulation added. Home is heated with a wood-pellet boiler and solar panels also installed in 2011.
TYPE OF HOUSE
Renovation with extension
POINT OF INTEREST
ECO ELEMENTS
Sustainable features
Extension orientated for solar gain.
Timber frame extension
Natural Insulation (cellulose, hemp batts).
Wood pellet boiler
Solar panels
Use of local, natural and reclaimed materials where feasible eg. Irish ash floor.
Openings left for roosting bats and nesting birds
Productive garden with chickens, raised beds and polytunnel.
CREATIVE ELEMENTS
ARCHITECT/DESIGN BY
Coin Bell