THE ECO PROJECT
The client, Will Anderson bought a plot of land in Clapham. His dream was to build his own Eco friendly house, with self-sufficient energy sources such as solar energy panels and thermal ducts drilled deep under the property&rquot;s foundations.The client wanted to create something organic and unique, using as much reclaimed material as possible. The front garden needed a perimeter fence the idea was to create a design that looked like twigs and branches, flowing and random, like a forest.
The back garden perimeter was designed as a craggy rock relief, which breaks up the reclaimed brick wall. The effect breaks up the wall with undulating natural lines and complementing the plants nearby, This in effect becomes the focal point when veiwed from the living space, mimicking the fiery colours of the adjacent foliage.
The gates are designed to be an extension of the tree. The handles themselves large sycamore spinners. These where forged then left to rust in salt solution, then finally sealed with varnish. This leaves them with a reddish brown hue, in keeping with their natural surroundings. JR