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Low-Energy Paragraph 55 Country Home: Residential Building, England – design by Studio Bark, Architects
5 Dec 2017
The Grain House
Architects: Studio Bark
Location: Thakeham, Sussex, South East England, UK
Studio Bark receives full planning approval for The Grain House; a low energy Paragraph 55 country hom

Studio Bark have recently received full planning approval for The Grain House; an innovative, eco-home in the Sussex countryside, and the fifth Paragraph 55 success for the practice. The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) Paragraph 55 allows individual countryside homes to be built, provided that they reflect the highest standards of architecture, sustainability and innovation.
Design innovation

The Grain House is a multi-generational family home and a truly landscape driven piece of architecture. The driving force has been the client?s desire to create a profound and unique home in a beautiful setting.

The sculptural form and orientation of a series of monolithic walls takes influence from historic ox-ploughed ?ridge and furrow? field patterns, as well as the undulating ridge and valley landforms that characterise the area.

Initial research showed that the site was once part of a medieval glebe, separated into furlongs for strip farming. The direction of these tended strips responded to drainage, giving crops the best...