The Hybrid House – Blending timber, steel and glass at Noosa
Blending into a sloping hinterland environment can be a challenge for any building designer, particularly when it is in a forest. Then there are the required ‘future considerate’ materials to help support the structure’s ongoing environmental performance.
Natural timber boarding was used for the roof and walls of this house in Norfolk evoking the traditional construction of local windmills, boat houses and boat building of the Broads.
This long, low, oak-framed structure relates to the medieval tradition of transitory timber buildings, such as pentices walkway, oriels and it makes extensive use of oak and timber-framed galleries.