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Esplanade

On the serrated coastline of Fistral Bay, a new residence sits on top of a tiered terrace garden on cliffs of Esplanade Road. As the clients’ home and workspace, the design brief is to be inventive with a minimal material palette.

The three-storey house has a single-pitch zinc roof, untainted and bright-rolled. Paying homage to the former roofline, the facade is demarcated by a staggered horizontal ‘plimsoll’ line. It separates the roughcast render at lower levels from the smooth render above. Monolithic and modest in material, the textured lime render with the silver metals intends to be a refinement of British seaside architecture.



The practice managed the project on site, acting as construction manager and engaging all sub-contractors and trades directly, so that the same care and attention to detail could be applied to every aspect of the build. The scope of design extends from the building itself and the landscape strategy to furniture details and paint textures. Construction took 15 months and was overseen by founding partner James, who moved to site for the duration of the build. Internally, the house celebrates local materials by featuring bare concrete blocks, revealing the beauty in the masonry of the region. With exposed galvanised conduits, ductwork and industrial light fittings, the architecture is truthful to the unembellished infrastructure that powers it. The brief was to use everyday fixtures and objects to create something special - instilling the quality of the utilitarian and industrial aesthetic into a domestic setting.





LOCATION
Newquay, Cornwall, UK

COMPLETION
2022

SCOPE
RIBA Stage 0-6

COLLABORATOR
Philip Fai Chung

PHOTOGRAPHY
Lorenzo Zandri

DESIGN TEAM
Architect / Of Architecture
Construction Management / Of Architecture
Structural Eng. / Martin Perry Associates
Cost Consultant / Tim Hall Quantity Survey



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