Tune house nearing completion
Our house conversion project on the bank of Mjøsa lake, 90km north of Oslo, is nearing completion. Interior work progressed well these last few weeks and, with the winter now receeding, the exterior insulation and landscaping will soon start. Great work by our client and builder Chriss Brohaug.
Lost Cuckoo workshop at NTU
Continuing to explore the possibilities of the cardboard construction module developed for the Lost Cuckoo project, Marcus Rowlands and 2hD Architects ran a lecture/workshop with first year Interior Architecture student, at Nottingham Trent University's School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment.
Self-build timber structure
The interior restoration of our two-century-old barn in southern France is almost completed, with all its stone walls repointed and the ceiling of the new insulated roof painted. Credits to our self-builder clients for their amazing work!
The erection of the internal timber structure has also started. We planned the layout of the converted barn so that interior work could be organised in three independent phases: after this initial phase, our clients will be able to start inhabiting the barn, while continuing to work on the rest of the internal structure. Eventually, this first part of the structure will serve as a bedroom for their future guesthouse.
More photos of the project on our clients' blog...
VM Spark Utfor 2012
Now a proud resident of the Kingdom of Norway, I see it as my duty to take part in all the crazy outdoor activities that the locals so enthusiastically tell me about. So, after just five months on Norwegian soil, I took part with my father in this year's Downhill Kick Sled World championship, as the only French representatives of the competition...
Lost Cuckoo: the video
We have put together this short video about our Lost Cuckoo project with artist Marcus Rowlands from the DVD produced by the Lakeside Art Centre, who hosted the event last year.
The project was great fun and we are looking forward to developing this concept in other art festivals this year!
New 2hD branch in Oslo
It is now official: in addition to our office in Nottingham, we have opened a branch of 2hD Architects in Oslo, Norway.
We already have a few projects underway, including the conversion of a workshop into an family home on the bank of the Mjøsa lake and two mountain skiing cabins on the slope of the Renåfjellet. Exciting times!
Rejointoyage
After 122 bags of lime mortar and 8 months of hard work, Mélanie and Béranger, our self-builders in France, have completed the repointing of 200 sqm of stone wall in their converted barn in Dordogne! Beautiful result and a major achievement before starting to build the internal timber structure next month.
Photos by Béranger Hau. More on our clients' blog...
What we have been up to recently
New build house using the PassivHaus Planning Package
We're designing a new build house for a village in Nottinghamshire, using the PassivHaus Planning Package as a design tool.
The site has an excellent orientation, allowing extensive use of passive and active solar collection to the rear of the property. The north, street-facing facade has been developed to respond sensitively to its Conservation Area setting.
The project is currently going through consultation with the village residents and Local Authority planning department prior to the submission of a planning application.
On Renåfjellet
First site visit to one of our upcoming Norwegian projects: two mountain cabins on the slopes of Renåfjellet, at a ski resort overlooking the Ren valley, about 300km North of Oslo.
Great views and plenty of moist reindeer moss!
