Moxon
A row of modern, light-colored houses with pitched roofs stands beside a stone wall and lush green trees, under a cloudy sky, along a quiet, landscaped pathway.
Clay Country Housing

Clay Country Housing

Cornwall, England

2010

Client   The Mid-Cornwall Clay Country Eco-Town
Buildings · Housing
This design for the Eco-Bos development at West Carclaze / Baal is inspired by the materials and character of Mid-Cornwall. It offers a simple, robust house model suited to rural Cornwall. The building is composed of four interlocking architectural elements: a clay render and vertical timber framework that supports a limited, efficient window pattern, ensuring quality daylight. A slate roof completes the composition, echoing the mixed materiality of local barns and cottages.
A modern residential neighborhood with three minimalist, light-colored houses featuring flat and slanted roofs, large windows, and wooden paneling, surrounded by greenery and trees under a cloudy sky.
A series of six hand-drawn architectural sketches showing floor plan layouts, each with different arrangements of walls and shaded areas, and one perspective drawing of a building structure.
A black-and-white sketch of a small neighborhood with modern houses, trees, and pathways. Birds fly in the sky, and the scene is surrounded by nature and greenery.
A black-and-white sketch of a row of modern, simple houses along a curved road, with trees, birds in the sky, and minimal landscaping in the foreground.

Inside, the layout balances flexibility and simplicity, meeting key Lifetime Homes standards without overt adaptations. Sheltered entrances are integrated into the form, and a straight stairway ensures efficient circulation. The structure includes adaptable zones for future mobility aids such as hoists and lifts.

A modern two-story house with large windows, light wood and cream-colored walls, and a sloped roof stands among tall trees and greenery, with a stone path and low stone walls in the foreground.
Black and white architectural drawings show two floor plans and a site plan for a rectangular house, detailing room layouts, interior walls, stairs, doors, windows, a driveway, and surrounding trees.
Architectural section drawing showing three modern, two-story houses with trees and landscape in the background, each depicted in profile with structural and interior details visible in black and white.
Two modern, minimalist houses with light wood panel exteriors and dark trim sit among green trees and shrubs under a cloudy sky. Large windows and simple, gabled roofs give a clean, contemporary look.

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