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Old Lydd Road Residences in East Sussex
Two Large Beach Houses at Camber Sands, UK – design by RX Architects
30 Sep 2018
Old Lydd Road Residences
Design: RX Architects
Location: Camber Sands, East Sussex, Southern England, UK
Old Lydd Road Residences
The site lies within Camber Sands, directly adjacent to the famous beach and sand dunes which are designated as SSSI. The brief involved demolition the existing timber framed bungalow on the site and redeveloping it to create two large family beach houses.

The brief was to divide the site so that the two clients could retain a property each, whilst creating a harmonious design between the two properties. Each client had differing requirements from the properties, resulting in two completely different internal layouts in each property.
The design developed to allow flexibility in the architecture for each client to customise their own interiors without compromising on a harmonious external appearance. These slight variations between the two properties allow a subtly individual identity to each house.

Landscaping around the site was very important, the buildings are raised above ground to maximise the views to the dunes and to put cars and bikes at a lower level. This creates a stepped entrance to the houses between stone retaining walls which are densely planted.

Externally the building is constructed in a combinatio...