Pennycroft是一个令人印象深刻的五居室家庭住宅，它取代了位于白金汉郡Great Missenden边缘的半乡村地块上的一栋1930年代的过时的房子。为了符合指定的 “特殊风格区 “的严格规定，该设计是对当地工艺美术建筑的现代诠释，并参考了那个时代的成功建筑元素，同时提供了一个解决方案，以更好地适应现代家庭生活的需要。
Pennycroft is an impressive five-bedroom family home that replaces an outdated 1930s house on a semi-rural plot on the edge of Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire. To comply with the strict regulations in a designated ‘Area of Special Character’ – the design is a contemporary interpretation of the local Arts and Crafts architecture and references successful architectural elements of that era while offering a solution to better suit the needs of modern-day family living.
住宅背后的概念非常简单，但却很有效–一个坚实的砖基，用一系列的孔洞来支撑一个 “清晰的故事”，上面还有木材的细节。新建筑包括两个独立的结构元素；一个大型的两层建筑，容纳了大部分的住宅和拱形的单层生活空间。它通过一个光滑的玻璃走道连接起来，使这两个体量在视觉上分开阅读，同时在物理上连接起来，形成一个L形的脚印，其方向与后花园相一致。
The concept behind the home is incredibly simple, yet effective – a solid brick base, punctured with a series of apertures supports a ‘clear story’ with timber detailing above. The new build comprises two separate structural elements; a large two-storey building that accommodates the majority of the home and vaulted single-storey living space. This is linked via a sleek glass walkway, which allows the volumes to visually read separately while physically joining to create an L-shaped footprint that is orientated to frame the rear garden.
该建筑位于地块的前端，与相邻的房产保持一致，完善了街景。为了解决现场的一个重要的斜坡，该建筑被挖掘到地面上。 挖填法利用所有挖掘出来的材料，在房子前面创造了野生草甸花坛，在后面创造了一大片平坦的草坪，有一个朝南的岸边，是休息和游戏的理想场所。
Positioned to occupy the front of the plot, the building aligns with adjacent properties and completes the streetscape. To resolve a significant slope on site, the building has been excavated into the ground. A cut and fill approach has utilised all excavated material to create wild meadow flower beds to the front of the house, and an expanse of flattened lawn with a south-facing banked edge, ideal for rest and play, to the rear.
当地采购的博文顿手工红砖与石灰砂浆包裹着整个底层，创造了一个传统的、高质量的装修。在上面，一个有节奏的拱门，由深色的木材和玻璃及木材填充物组成，横跨整个上层楼的宽度。所有的木材都是花旗松–经过处理以保持其自然、丰富的琥珀色–并通过了FSC认证。这个拱廊也可以被看作是一个天窗，当夜间从内部照亮时，就会使外墙变得生动。在体量的两侧，一个偏离中心的玻璃屋檐打断了这种节奏，上升到一个陡峭的顶点，设置在一个高坡度的屋顶上，与传统艺术和工艺建筑的形式产生共鸣。这些优雅的屋檐在内部和外部都是关键的焦点，在正面强调了两扇厚重的木门的位置，这两扇门是通往下面的家庭的一个欢迎的主入口。
Locally sourced, Bovingdon handmade red brick with lime mortar wraps around the entirety of the lower floor creating a traditional, high-quality finish. Above, a rhythmical arcade of deep timber reveals with glass and timber infill stretches across the entire width of the upper floor. All timber is Douglas Fir – treated to retain its natural, rich amber colour – and is FSC certified. This arcade can also be read as a clerestory which, when illuminated from within at night, brings the facade to life. Mirrored on both sides of the volume, an off centre glass gable interrupts this rhythm, rising to a steep apex set within a high-pitched roof that resonates with the form of traditional Arts and Crafts buildings. These elegant gables are key focal points both internally and externally, and on the front facade emphasise the location of two heavy timber doors that stand a welcoming main entrance to the home below.
两条垂直的轴线为建筑的内部布局提供了信息，并创造了从住宅的一端到另一端的强大视觉和物理联系。从这些轴线出发，一连串简单的单体空间隐藏在隔断墙后面，创造了一个开放和封闭的有益平衡。
Two perpendicular axes inform the internal layout of the building and create a strong visual and physical connection from one end of the home to another. From these axes, a sequence of simple, single-volume spaces tucks behind partitioning walls, creating a useful balance of open and enclosure.
通过在低层和上层的木材填充物后面提供最佳的绝缘材料，实现了低U值，因此减少了对建筑的人工加热和冷却的需要。上层的深木结构为朝南的外墙提供了微妙的遮阳。
Low U Values have been achieved through the optimum provision of insulation on the lower floor and behind the timber infills on the floor above, therefore reducing the need for artificial heating and cooling of the building. Deep timber reveals on the upper storey provide subtle solar shading to the south-facing facade.
2016年9月竣工的Pennycroft成功地融入了其敏感的环境，并为客户提供了一个满足其繁忙的家庭生活方式的新家。
Completed in September 2016, Pennycroft successfully integrates into its sensitive surroundings and provides the client with a new home that meets the requirements of their busy family lifestyle.
Architects: Napier Clarke Architects
Year: 2016
Photographs: Joakim Boren
Structural Engineer: Donald Mc Intyre Design
Services Engineer: Matters
Client:Ben and Jane Cartledge
City:Great Missenden
Country:United Kingdom