To mark Earth Hour on Sat 29th March 2014 when millions of people across the world will switch off lights for an hour at 8.30pm local time in a massive show of concern for the environment, we wanted to tell our followers that Sky House Sussex will be using an innovative lighting control system, Lutron, to save […]
We now have a fantastic impression of the size and shape of the house from the shuttering which Joe and team have constructed. This ‘wooden box’ around the footprint will house the foundations. Because the house will be earth-sheltered and sunk down so far below the original ground level, Joe’s challenge is to make a […]
This week we’ve been selecting the interior design and it’s been a huge thrill to dream up visions of how everything will look. We’re just at the beginning of this creative odyssey and already we’re enjoying imagining which aspects of this ‘Grand Designs’ luxury guest house our visitors will love the most. On our shopping list […]
We have felt the creative juices flowing this week and we put it down to the lovely spring weather we’re enjoying. After a short lull on site, as we sweated profusely to finalise the technical drawings with Baufritz, the building action has started up again. During Operation Escarpment, Joe, Amy and the groundwork team created […]
We love our poochy pals but we’re building a virtually air tight house. Why should that matter, you might say? Because it begs a question: should a new-build house dictate the way you live or support your lifestyle? This little stumbling block cropped up whilst we visited Baufritz’s factory in Germany for our week of sampling. We’re […]