The Borve is a 1½ storey house providing four bedrooms over two floors. The southern elevation shows a single storey face to the exterior while at the entrance elevation, the height of the building is increased to 1½ storeys providing substantial accommodation within a modest exterior size.
Internal accommodation is organised around a central core staircase and voids to the kitchen and main living space. Ample use of rooflights provides generous amounts of daylight with the open ceilings making the spaces feel much bigger than the exterior would suggest. The open study and gallery to the first floor sit over the kitchen space creating a dramatic interaction between spaces.
The kitchen is large enough to also use as an informal seating area, with separate dining in the large lounge. The large master bedroom on the ground floor allows the house to be used on one level with additional bedrooms on the upper floor.
The house can be clad in various forms to suit both suburban and countryside settings and would be particularly at home as a timber clad house in a woodland setting. The extended roof sections could be used for log storage against a stone finish, complementing the countryside look. |