Property Details:

• Location: Green Lane, Immingham
• Type: Modern Modular New Build
• Plot Size: 1,200m²
• Property Size: Approximately 230m²
• Construction: Timber-framed with white silicone render and an EDPM roof system.

Project Scope:

Final Configuration:

• Master Suite: Includes a walk-in wardrobe and en-suite bathroom.
• Guest Suite: Features a walk-in wardrobe and en-suite bathroom.
• Bedroom 2: Designed with Jack-and-Jill access to a shared bathroom.
• Bedroom 4: Flexible space for additional accommodation or use.

Heating and Utilities:

• Underfloor heating throughout, powered by a liquid gas tank.
• Exceptionally insulated and sealed, ensuring energy efficiency and year-round comfort.

Key Design Criteria:

• Holiday-Like Feel: The client desired a property that felt like a retreat every day.
• Clean Lines of Sight: The design prioritizes open views of multiple areas within the property.
• Connection with the Outdoors: The layout was crafted to maximize natural light and provide sightlines to the outdoors from as many areas as possible.

Highlights of Design and Execution:

• Innovative Construction: Initially considered a breeze block or steel-framed structure, but pivoted to timber-framed construction for its efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and ability to meet design requirements.
• Adaptable Design Approach: CrowTree offered creative solutions throughout the project, often making real-time design adjustments that exceeded client expectations.
• Solar Gain Reduction: Designed with eave overhangs to minimize solar heat gain during summer months, ensuring comfort and energy efficiency.
• Interior and Exterior Aesthetics: The design process was collaborative and fluid, resulting in rarely seen, bespoke features that elevated the property’s uniqueness.

Challenges and Solutions:

1. Structural Foundation: The first-floor external walls did not align with the founded walls. After exploring steel-framed and full-steel options, a timber-framed solution was chosen for its ability to resolve structural challenges while speeding up the timeline.
2. Dynamic Design Process: As work progressed, new design opportunities emerged, leading to innovative interiors that the client embraced enthusiastically.

Outcome:

• The property has been described as a “dream come true” by the client, who remarked, “Living in this house has changed me for the better.” This sentiment is the ultimate compliment, encapsulating CrowTree’s mission to create transformative spaces.
• The property’s exceptional design garnered significant public attention, with passersby using selfie sticks to glimpse the construction and the final product.
• Media Recognition: Widely featured in local newspapers and media outlets as the “best property ever built in the county.”

Project Overview:

• Land Cost: £100,000
• Build Cost: £350,000
• Valuation: £550,000
• Duration: 14 months, (due to covid)

Key Takeaways:

This project exemplifies CrowTree’s ability to listen deeply to client needs, adapt dynamically to challenges, and deliver spaces that redefine living. The seamless integration of form, function, and emotion resulted in a property that not only met but transformed the client’s vision into a new way of life.