Hawkes Architecture, Crossway,
near Staplehurst, Kent. Maidstone BC.
Approved July 2007. Completed 2009.
Approved PPS7 Houses 2005 -
Designed by Richard Hawkes, founder of Hawkes architecture, Crossway is one of the first zero carbon houses in the UK. The building explores the uniqueness of 'place' as well as harnessing solar energy to generate all its own electricity and thermal energy.
The building demonstrates how contemporary design can celebrate local materials and crafts and integrate new technologies to produce a highly sustainable building that sits lightly on the Earth
Planning Ref: MA/07/0863.
Go here for more information: www.hawkesarchitecture.co.uk
Other sources of information include: Grand Designs
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