PAD studio’s first private residential commission was to build an environmentally conscious home on an 18 acre plot in the New Forest National Park in southern England. 

Located against the fringes of an ancient woodland, in a highly protected Site of Specific Scientific Interest, the five-bedroom family home has become part of a decade-long study to determine the long-term environmental impacts of low-energy design. 

Designed to nestle into the landscape, the timber clad home features a simple rectangular form overlooking a natural swimming pond, flanked by a self-contained guest annex.

Both the annex and main house feature large south-facing glazed elevations tempered with timber louvre shutters to maximise solar gain, and green roofing.

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