Chestnut Plantation

by John Pardey Architects

Client Private

Award RIBA South Award 2024

Standing within a small woodland glade on the edge of the New Forest National Park, this new home is set out around a courtyard to maximise the site’s orientation, as well as the arrangement of accommodation. Due to a local planning policy, the design of this replacement home was limited to the size of a ‘small dwelling’ – no greater than 100 square metres. However, the architects cleverly overcame this restriction by creating a compact one-bedroom home with a generous outbuilding, housing a garage, flexible home office space, and storage. The two buildings sit across from one another, sharing a wildflower meadow within the courtyard.

Contractor Rice Projects

Ecology Peach Ecology

Quantity Surveyor / Cost Consultant APS Associates

Arboriculture Fallen & Found Arboriculture Ltd

Landscape Architect JPS Landscape Design

Planning Consultant Bob Hull Planning

Gross internal area 200m²