Made entirely from wooden modules, the structural components of the 716-square-metre building are made from spruce. The former concrete courtyard at the heart of the block has been landscaped and planted with ferns, resinous trees and ground-cover plants, among which the four-storey building was built.
Located off the Avenue de Saint-Mandé in Paris’ twelfth district, the building was created for the French real estate company Gecina on a plot of land that sits above a car park and is enclosed by a block of flats from the 1970s. Above: the building sits within a block of flats. The studio designed the stepped building to reference Japanese temples, with slender wooden pillars holding up each floor. Architecture – Dezeenįrench studio Mars Architectes has built a Japanese-informed wooden apartment building within the courtyard of a 1970s housing complex in Paris. The post Jonathan Tuckey Design to build Hempcrete House in Cambridge appeared first on Dezeen. London-based Jonathan Tuckey Design has recently created a school theatre clad with red cement and converted a mews house into the Paddington Pantheon artists’ gallery. “Furthermore, when mixed with lime, the material hardens to also form the external finish of the building, further reducing the need for additional materials.” A basement will contain a swimming pool “It forms both the wall and the insulation at once, as opposed to conventional insulation materials which are typically installed in a cavity between blocks,” he continued. “The other advantage of hempcrete is the simplicity of its construction,” explained Tuckey. More carbon is captured from the growth of the hemp plant, which is combined with lime to make hempcrete, than is emitted in the production of the material.Īccording to the studio, a further benefit is the fact that the material can be used as both structure and insulation, reducing the complexity of construction. “Being formed from completely natural materials, the softness and honesty of the hemp and lime finish speaks to the existing stone detailing seen around the house, but also sits comfortably within the extensive garden and landscaping.” The rooms will have stepped ceilingsĪlongside its appearance, the studio chose hempcrete as it is a carbon-negative building material. “The new Hempcrete walls are expressed externally as a way of sensitively extending the existing property,” explained Tuckey. On the exterior of the building, the hempcrete walls will be left unfinished while internally they will be finished with clay plaster.
Below ground, a basement floor containing a pool will be built. Within these spaces, the ceilings will be stepped “to reference the historic detailing on the existing house”. The extension will be made of three volumes, each with mono-pitched roofs, that contain a living space, bedroom and study. "Whilst tonally and texturally similar to the historic fabric of the Victorian stone, the poured and singular mass recognises itself as a contemporary structure and new addition to the existing Victorian villa.” Hempcrete will be exposed on the exteriors of the extension “The hempcrete itself is beautiful with a raw, natural, and granular quality," he told Dezeen. The house extension was designed by Jonathan Tuckey Design “The new hempcrete walls compliment the tone and texture of the historic stone whilst pursuing a sustainable material and method of construction,” said Jonathan Tuckey Design founder Jonathan Tuckey. Situated in the De Freville Conservation Area, Jonathan Tuckey Design chose to build the extension with hempcrete walls for their aesthetic and environmental credentials. Hempcrete House will be built in Cambridge Named Hempcrete House, the structure will be built as an extensive contemporary extension to a Victorian villa. London architecture studio Jonathan Tuckey Design is set to add a hempcrete extension to a house in a conservation area in Cambridge, UK.