Farmworker’s House. Hugh Strange Architects. AJ Specification 11.2024
AJ Specification
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AJ Specification
Abstract
Inspired by the enclosed moorland farmsteads of the West Country, this single-storey courtyard house for a farm manager harmonizes with its rural surroundings, featuring a protective L-shaped plan with thick monolithic clay block walls, a unifying timber roof, and a south-facing sheltered garden, blending domesticity with its agricultural context near the Atlantic coast. Includes project data, engineer’s choices, selected products, specification. Architect: Hugh Strange Architects.
Subjects
- Agricultural facilities
- Building types
- Rehabilitation and conversion, housing
- Housing/residential facilities
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First produced in 1895, the Architects' Journal features comprehensive building studies, and in-depth technical articles.
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