Sudbourne Park, Orford, Suffolk The project comprised the design and construction of ten new single eco-houses within and around the existing walled garden at at Sudbourne Park, Orford, with associated access roads, outbuildings, parking and landscaping.
The design pays homage to the original greenhouses that existed in the Walled Garden to create luxury homes with a communal landscape area comprising allotments, meandering paths and a circular feature pond.
“Gipping have been a pro active partner in the construction of a development of high specification eco homes on the Suffolk coast. As Project Managers and Quantity Surveyors we found them to be responsive and reliable. Their site team were both practical and professional. We are subsequently working with the site manager on another bespoke house as a direct consequence.”
The project is in a conservation area close to existing residential and agricultural buildings, set in a woodland park.
Access and segregation routes needed careful planning. We used an access route to keep our construction traffic away from the existing residents.
There were also budget challenges to ensure the project was viable, so value engineering during the second stage tender was extensive. It included civil and MEP re-design, rationalised architectural features but also respecting the original design ethos.
Raft foundations, mix of masonry and timber frame envelope with hand cut pitched and flat roofs with stainless steel roof covering and patent glazed rooflights (to mimic greenhouses). Other architectural features include larch cladding feature panels and composite aluminium/timber windows and doors.
Internally, the high specification finish includes; vaulted ceilings, hard flooring throughout, stylish joinery and ironmongery, modern kitchen and utility with high end appliances and stone worktops, wood burning stove. Fully tiled bathrooms with high end sanitary and brassware.
MEP includes whole house ventilation, air source heat pump and mobile app compatible controls.
Sustainable drainage was achieved with a new foul water sewage treatment plant and surface water drainage both being routed to the park’s lake which was also re-landscaped.
Sandstone paving and landscaped gardens to each plot.
We also provided high levels of thermal insulation – adopting a fabric first approach, complimented with advanced MEP installations to meet energy conservation requirements.
