DAN CLARK FURNITURE LIMITED

ABOUT DAN CLARK FURNITURE LIMITED

My inspiration for this project came when working with the Groundhouse (see below). As well as helping the environment, the tyre walls and living roof provide excellent sound and heat insulation at very minimal material costs. All of the soil and hardcore generated by digging down was relocated into the tyres. It has proved that such a building can be constructed in a very tight space and in a garden with no side access.

Below is a slideshow of an ecobuilding project that I designed and constructed with the close help of

Each room has a complete opening trifold front face onto the outside terrace, set in it's own organic garden. Comfort and style go hand in hand with the salvage designer kitchen and luxury bath and shower. Ecotechnologies and building design deliver solar power, solar hot water, rainwater for washing, and a steady comfortable interior temperature. Two efficient lean burn woodburners provide extra warmth and ambience when necessary. The house is easy and very economical to run and live in.

The heart of the house is the open plan lounge and kitchen, the fire room, from where the roundroom, as well as the 3 bedrooms can be directly accessed. The roundroom is a stunning and versatile space, over 6 metres across with vaulted ceiling rising up to a wooden hub that opens to the sky. It provides studio space for use as an office, workshop space, additional master bedroom or living room. The project was broadcast on Grand Designs in the UK.

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