The first day of construction of Sky House Sussex was an unbelievable thrill to watch. No wonder the ratings figures for Grand Designs are always so high when timber framed houses are featured. There is something endlessly fascinating about seeing part of your new house suspended high in the air dangling from a massive 40 […]
This phase of the project prompted an uncomfortable question: can ground works ever be green? At first glance, the answer would seem to be a resounding ‘no’. But in this case, will the end result justify the means? This is the 13 tonne baby that arrived in Lewes recently to start excavation. Standing like a great […]
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 […]
By Sophie Isachsen, Business Manager at Sky House Sussex, working with owner Amy Burgess: As a dyed in the wool lover of old, characterful (leaky, creaky) brick-built Victorian and Edwardian houses, I was sceptical when my Scandinavian husband suggested we build a brand new timber framed eco house. It took a huge leap of faith […]