This new house and granny flat was completed in late 2017.  ZONE Architects worked with owner/developer Julia Bouvy and her family to help realise her ambitious vision for this spectacular site towards the top of Blackford Hill.  Previously occupied by a tired and inward-looking bungalow the new house aims to make the most of the site’s unique views whilst making an attractive contribution towards the architecture of the area.   

The zero-carbon (in use) house was designed to passive house standards with 0.1 u-values, very high levels of airtightness combined with MVHR and solar hot water and PV.  It was constructed from Cross Laminated Timber, a new off-site construction method which ensures that the house has a low embodied carbon footprint whilst allowing the shell of the house to be constructed rapidly. This CLT shell is wrapped in a thick layer of Pavatex wood fibre insulation and clad in timber, sandstone and zinc, materials selected to provide low maintenance and reflect the character of the area.

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211 Granton Road, 
Edinburgh EH5 1HD

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