Michael Manser wrote that the Concrete house was “a demonstration of a labour of aspiration and love, by its owner, architect and structural engineers”.

For us, the challenge lay not in innovating, but rather in designing a structure that could achieve the architectural ambition within a tight budget that precluded the use of a specialist concrete contractor. We decided to use a planar reinforced concrete structure fully exposed internally and externally, and cast the walls in situ complete with internal insulation. This required very careful detailing of all joints and ties in concrete forms as these would all be visible in the completed work. Close collaboration was needed between all parties including; designers, contractors and sub-contractors.

The result exceeded expectations, with the house garnering a cluster of nominations and awards.

RIBA award winner, 2003 Manser Medal nomination, 2003 Civic Trust award winner Architectural Journal
New Build nomination, 2003

Read more about the Concrete House in The Architects Journal September 2003, The RIBA Journal April 2003 and in the book written about the project ‘The Handmade House – A Love Story set in Concrete’ by Geraldine Bedell (Penguin – Viking).