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The Beach House - Hayling Island, UK
The families of John Young and Charles Meloy have a long history with ‘The kench’, a spit of land to the West of Hayling island which was used firstly as a base for fishing and later, with the introduction of houseboats, as a holiday destination with strong links to water based activities on the Solent and Langstone Harbour. Later the majority of these houseboats were replaced by permanent chalets which have been adapted or rebuilt over the years. John Young collaborated with Meloy Architects to realise his designs for a new Chalet on the last remaining unbuilt plot at ‘The Kench’.
This spirit of the original chalets is prevalent in the new single storey structure. The arrangement is an open plan living area with integral kitchen. There is floor to ceiling glazing offering impressive views across the Kench and north towards Langstone harbour. Two bedrooms are located to the rear of the building with a bathroom and WC 'core' at the centre of the plan.
The bedrooms also maintain views over the Kench through full height glazed doors.
The components of the plan are unified under a projecting canopy roof and a terraced base of the same width. The terrace is finished in timber decking made from slow growth Oregon pine. The full length boards are aligned and finished to provide a visual continuation of the internal Douglas Fir timber flooring.
The chalet is detailed to be used as a holiday home for future generations of the Young family and as such each component is selected and detailed to minimise ongoing maintenance. This developed a robust minimal approach which excluded unnecessary details and fittings.
The success of the project has been recognised with an RIBA south award and the scheme being shortlisted to the last six for the 2014 Manser Medal - considered to be the most prestigious housing award in the UK. An interview with both John Young and Charles Meloy was filmed as part of the Manser Medal and can be viewed here.
Credit List
Design Team
Architect: John Young and MELOY architects
Structural Consultant: Reaction Engineers
Mechanical and Electrical Consultant : John Packer Associates
Planning Consultant: Planning Development Regeneration
Building Control: Assent Building Control Ltd
Contractors
Main Contractor: Martin Hayward
Piling: Burras Piling
Foundations: Benjamin Foundations Ltd
Steelwork: TWS
External Walls & Soffit: Walltec Ltd (Sto)
Windows and Doors: Sunfold Systems Ltd
Roofing: DMB Flat Roofing Ltd (Cefil)
Roof Lights: Glazing Vision Ltd
Electrical: KTM Services
Mechanical & Plumbing: JC Heating Ltd
Underfloor Heating: BTR Tech
Screed and Plastering: Rafferty (Plasterers) Ltd
Wood Floor: Carson’s Flooring Ltd (Dinesen)
Tiling: Faron Co (Bisazza mosaic)
Kitchen: Kitchen Architecture (Bulthaup)
Stainless work: J.R. Services Work
Suppliers
Coping: Wemico
Internal Doors: Lualdi Porte
Taps: Vola
Shower Valve: Boffi
Shower Head: Hans Grohe
Sanitary Ware: Bradley’s (Duravit)
Bath: 23 Degrees (Agape)
Douglas Fir Decking: Stone’s Timber Ltd
Ironmongery: Allgoods Ltd (D-Line)
Electrical Fixtures: Mr Resistor Ltd
Furniture and Fittings
Wardrobes: Poliform
Sofa: Interdesign UK Ltd (Flexform)
Table: B & B Italia (Shultz)
Chairs: Poltrona Frau Group UK & Eire (Alias)
Beds: Oskar Furniture (Ciacci Kreaty)
Glass Tables: Meronden Designs Ltd
Low Table: Poltrona Frau Group UK & Eire (Cassina)
Table Lamps: SCP Ltd (Luceplan)
Art: Steve McPherson
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