Falmouth
Interior designer Kathryn Tyler has been planning her contemporary home in her parents’ garden for several years. She approached Ecohouse to make some changes to the original planning approval, to help her make her house as energy efficient as possible, and to guide her through the build. Ecohouse carried out the architectural design after planning approval and guided her through constructing the weatherproof, insulated and airtight shell. The project has been filmed for the Channel 4 series Grand Designs. It was screened in October 2010 and is featured in the February issue 2011 issue of Grand Designs magazine.
Size 220m2
Build route Self Build
Hot water Solar thermal
Heating Woodburner, condensing gas boiler,under floor heating
Windows Triple glazed, aluminium clad
Insulation 250mm recycled newspaper, 150mm Kingspan
Air quality Heat recovery ventilation
Materials Painted white brick, aircrete blocks and I-stud timber frame and cedar cladding
Build time May 09 to July 10
Ecohouse have been amazing helping me to create my new home
— Kathryn Tyler, 2009
