West Mersea Island New Build House
Project Year: 2016
Location: West Mersea, Mersea Island, Essex
Country: United Kingdom
Located within the town of West Mersea, Mersea Island, Essex this new build house is located back from and within walking distance of the seafront. Angela and Howard’s new house was designed over two floors and constructed using Structural Insulated Panels from Kingspan TEK.
A unique and stunning feature of the house is the location of the living rooms. The property has living rooms to both the ground and first floor separated by a stunning staircase. The first floor living room benefits from great views, a vaulted ceiling with a series of rooflights allowing natural light to stream in. This space also leads out onto a first floor terrace through a set of large sliding doors.
The external appearance of the house is a mixture of white render and thermowood cladding, contrasted by a grey brick surround and pillars. Dark grey aluminum windows match the metal roof and architectural trim detail. A single storey garage is located to the rear of the plot with access underneath the overhanging master bedroom.
Selection of External views
Click Through Gallery: Selection of Internal Views
Key Design Features
The kitchen, dining and sitting room are located in a single open plan space to the ground floor. The kitchen is a modern and contemporary design. It has clean lines, with a mixture of white and grey colours and a contrasting green splashback. Concrete effect tiles add a simple touch to the house and help bounce light throughout the ground floor.
Warm timber flooring to the first floor and a slate wall add a striking feature to the staircase.
A key design feature of the house is the glazing to the first floor. The glazing follows the lines of the mono pitched roof, helping to create a striking appearance from the inside of the house.
A feature wall has been created to the upper living room which contains a fireplace, TV and shelving. Slate tiles have been used to break up the design and connect with the staircase. Other internal design features include; a walk-in wardrobe located behind the master bedroom and a free standing bath to the main family bathroom.
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3D Cut-through Plans
3D Floorplans (Ground and First) - View A
3D Floorplans (Ground and First) - View B
Sustainable Design
Super Structure - the main house was constructed using SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels). Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) are a high performance building system for residential and light commercial construction. The panels consist of an insulating foam core sandwiched between two structural facings, typically oriented strand board (OSB).
Windows and Doors - high performance double glazed aluminum windows have been used throughout the property, supplying a high level of thermal performance and a great level of security.
MVHR - Due to the airtightness of the property achieving air flow is vital, this is accomplished by the introduction of Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR). MVHR supplies fresh air into the property through a filtered inlet, whilst removing stale air out of the building.
Hot water and Space Heating - Air Source Heat Pumps form the main space heating and water heating for the property.
Electricity Generation - A Photovoltaic Solar Array has been included on the main roof slope to provide onsite electricity to the dwelling. The property is connected to the national grid, however, onsite generation is desirable to reduce the impact of increasing energy costs
Onsite Construction Photos
Howard and Angela’s , New Build House on Mersea Island has been featured in the Built It Magazine in the November 2019 edition.
