Gwithian
Steve and Carol Rumble run a chalet park in Gwithian Towans. They had planning permission for a managers’ home on site, which they wanted to build as environmentally friendly as possible. By making some simple changes to the internal layout, the orientation and the fenestration we not only improved the flow of the internal spaces but also introduced more effective natural solar gain into the building.
Size 120m2
Build route Self Build
Hot water Solar thermal panels
Heating Underfloor, condensing gas boiler
Windows Timber, double-glazed
Insulation 200mm recycled newspaper
Materials Timber frame, rendered wood fibre board
Build time Oct 07—April 08
Everyone who visits loves the flow of the open plan space Ecohouse has created
— Steve Rumble, 2008
