Woodlands is a project designed by Eurban located on the outskirts of the East Sussex village of Wadhurst and within ?The High Weald? area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB). Photography by Timothy Soar.

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The landscape in this area is characterised by the rolling historic field patterns of working farms, pockets of ancient woodland and the land and gardens of private dwellings.
The site is broadly rectangular in form and is part of this original field pattern, accessed from its upper reaches in the South it falls steeply to the North offering uninterrupted views towards the re-planted ancient woodland of Middle Wood and to the rolling Sussex hills beyond.
The site was originally home to a modest 1920?s chalet bungalow and its accumulated residential paraphernalia built of brick and tile and perched on the upper reaches to the south and now at the end of its serviceable life. The client brief called for a highly sustainable five-bedroom family home with significant interconnected living spaces to replace the existing bungalow, able to support an extended family over time, provide home working and have a symbiotic relationship with the site.

It was clear from the outset that the house would need to have a close relationship with the sites contours and unconventionally orientate the living spaces to the Northeast to take best advantage of the tremendous views and shield the accommodation from the Road to the South.
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