Walled Garden Project

Our client acquired a picturesque site in rural Hertfordshire, featuring breathtaking views, with the intention of developing a modern and luxurious family residence. The location holds significant heritage value, as it is part of a registered park and garden, adjacent to a Grade II* listed property.

MAW led a dedicated design team to meticulously prepare a planning application that will see our client 0transform this neglected walled garden into a home of exceptional architectural significance.

Design Brief

The design brief for the project is a house in two parts:

a six bedroom house with kitchen, living, dining spaces and a study
leisure spaces that include an indoor swimming pool, gym, yoga studio, cinema and below ground parking for a luxury car collection

Energy Efficiency

The brief also highlighted the importance of energy efficiency and the design needed to meet the RIBA’s 2030 energy standard; which means very low enegy consumption and the majority of energy being supplied by renewable sources, such as photo voltaic panels and ground source heat pumps. The RIBA standard also requires low embodied carbon targets to be achieved.

Materiality

We recommended a material palette of natural materials including charred timber cladding at the upper level, brickwork at the lower level and a green roof planted with wild flower species to provide a protected space for bird and insect habitats.

Overall the new house and associated gardens will be as sensitive to the location and the environment as possible and this has been a driving factor in all the decision making when producing these proposals.

Stakeholder Engagement

Throughout the design and planning application process, we have engaged extensively with all stakeholders to ensure the design aligns with both the client’s vision and the site’s requirements. This has been an important part of the process given the importance of the site and it’s contect.

We have also led a design team of skilled design and construction professionals - please see below for details.

We look forward to the successful advancement of this project.