Upbrook House

Wiltshire

 

A new home for a wheel-chair user, located on a sloped field overlooking the Wiltshire countryside. The planners deemed the proposals to be ‘truly outstanding or innovative’, granting planning permission via the onerous ‘Paragraph 80’ clause of the National Planning Policy Framework.

Located on a steep hill in the Wiltshire countryside, the house will balance the particular needs of our wheelchair-bound client with the challenges of a sloping site, creating a step-free building that effortlessly connects to the landscape.

Throughout the design process we have worked closely with our client to re-think the measures that can help overcome the restrictions imposed by her wheelchair. By comprehensively addressing her practical needs, our aim has been to empower her at home, at the same time creating a bright and spacious building with views over the Wiltshire countryside. In the words of our client, the ambition has been to create a home that will ‘free the spirit of a disabled body’.

 
 

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