Abbey Road

On a recommendation from another architect, Logic was commissioned to design a contemporary new replacement dwelling in a leafy suburb of Darlington.

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Having first established that the existing dwelling could not be satisfactorily and economically remodeled, the decision was taken to demolish the existing dormer bungalow and replace it with another two-story dwelling but with the ground and the first floor separated from each other.

With a tapering plot running northwest to southeast, a concept emerged with the ground floor orientated across the plot aligned with the original footprint, with the second floor rotated and running perpendicular. Having located the higher two-story element in the centre of the plot it was then possible to demonstrate that despite being two storey in scale it did not have a detrimental impact on the amenity of sunlight reaching the neighbours to either side.

This dramatic juxtaposition of the two built forms, crossing each other offered a natural location for the front door under the intersection, and also provided a suitable break at the mid-point of the dwelling separating a formal lounge from the main body of the house. Following a difficult planning process that had to overcome local opposition due to the house being such a dramatic departure from the rest of the street, planning approval was granted in late 2017 and was constructed using SIPS during 2018.