A person rides an electric scooter on a paved path near a modern house with large glass windows. In the background, three contemporary wooden houses sit on a grassy hillside surrounded by trees and plants.
Lifetime Homes

Affordable 'pattern book' housing

Lifetime Homes

Nationwide, England

2009

Clients   Daily Mail, The British Homes Awards
This simple and adaptable design caters for a range of different lifestyles. With only minor non-structural alterations the base building can be radically reconfigured to transform the functionality of the house.
Modern hillside homes with boxy architecture and large windows, surrounded by lush greenery and landscaped terraces. A few people are walking and sitting outside, enjoying the peaceful, sunny setting.
Nine black ink architectural sketches of modern building facades and sections, each showing different angles, elevations, and perspectives, arranged in a 3x3 grid on a white background.
Three architectural renderings of a modern, two-story house with large windows, flat roofs, green hedges, and rooftop solar panels, shown from different angles on a white background.

The home is designed to evolve as the needs of the inhabitants change; a range of options for simple future alterations are proposed, allowing the house to quickly adapt to changing family circumstances such as elderly relatives needing to move in, or the need for additional live-work space.  In all cases, the generous living spaces, maximised storage space and energy performance make the home an attractive place to live.

Factors such as acoustic separation between living areas and bedrooms, accessibility and privacy are key drivers for the scheme, ensuring that the design is rigorous and spatially efficient.  It is also important for the concept that the architecture outperforms current standards, and inconspicuously integrates energy production, conservation and water storage on a manageable scale.

Modern building with large glass windows, white walls, green roofs, and lush plants. Several people are walking or standing around the building, and sunlight creates a warm atmosphere. Trees surround the area.
Architectural floor plan showing a site layout with multiple rectangular residential units, pathways, and circular tree symbols dispersed throughout the property. Interior layouts, walls, and furniture arrangements are visible.

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