Tantalisingly, the view from the Sky House Sussex plot has started to reveal itself. As the bungalow is picked apart by the demolition team, a glorious view of Lewes and the Sussex Downs peeks through the ribs of the roof. We’ve waited nearly three years to expose the view. This is a special spot on […]
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It was hard to resist the urge to rename our project ‘Breaking Bad in Lewes’ when we discovered lots of hypodermic needles and other dubious paraphernalia on the demolition site. Our suspicions were confirmed one evening when, under the cover of darkness, we spotted flickering lights inside the semi-wrecked bungalow which turned out to be a bunch […]
Here’s an example of the dilemmas we face when thinking about Which Way is Green? : which material to use for hardscaping the garden and areas outside Sky House Sussex? Most people would say concrete is not environmentally friendly. Of all the building materials it has by far the highest embodied energy and the lowest […]