After months of nervous anticipation of the green light from planning, it was now time to consign the old house to history. Having lined up our demolition team we were then beset by unforeseen delays (aren’t they always?). Firstly, it had taken longer than expected to get the gas pot-ended. Shockingly it took the equivalent […]
Finally, the time has come to clear the decks and discover the hidden jewels of this plot. All this time, the future view and potential of the site have been a mystery as the existing house in its current location dampened the experience. The plot is shaped like a slice of pie and the bungalow […]
One of the really fun parts of building our house has been thinking up names for the new dwelling. The list was long and occasionally quirky, but after much deliberation we decided on ‘Sky House Sussex’…and with good reason, we think. We hope you’re as inspired as we are by these beautiful Sussex sunsets looking […]
Ever since the infamous Miley Cyrus made smashed-up plaster and wrecking balls look so sexy, we were just ITCHING to start demolishing the tired, energy-wasteful bungalow on the Sky House Sussex plot to make way for the next phase of excavation and ground-works. We wanted the demolition to be as green as possible – so […]
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 […]
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 […]