A local couple are opening the doors of their environmentally friendly home at 22 Shorefield Way, Milford On Sea, SO41 0RX on Sunday 2nd July from 2pm to 5pm.
In July 2020, owners Nigel and Jenny McArthur, in the home previously owned by Nigel's parents for the past 35 years, received planning permission to replace the existing 1930's built bungalow and outbuildings on the plot. From there they embarked on building an environmentally friendly new house and garden office for themselves.
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| 22 Shorefield Way today |
The house was designed by: AchitExe, architectural designers, and the gardens designed by talented local garden designer, Lawrence Roberts of Elements Garden Design who are based in Keyhaven.
The builder was ‘New Forest Lofts’, who did a great job and have a wide portfolio of building services.
Nigel & Jenny McArthur explain:
Our home was built in 2021, largely by local companies who were excellent. The construction is traditional brick and block walls, the architecture follows a Danish themed open plan bespoke design and layout which we developed to maximise the space for us to live as a couple, but with accommodation for family to visit.
The design adopts the ‘Passivehaus’ principles for internal comfort and energy efficiency in use, this is an international design standard for homes to be near zero energy, utilising enhanced insulation, managed solar gain and high air tightness - balanced by mechanical ventilation with heat recovery. Our home also includes triple glazing, PV’s, an Air Source Heat Pump and battery storage.
We are 100% electric, enjoy abundant hot water and have all rooms set at 21 degrees throughout the winter. We were anticipating low bills, but in our first full year the house actually made us an energy profit!
Our modest garden space and studio has been designed to be in harmony with the home; it is slowly becoming established, whilst also recovering from last summer’s extreme heat!
At a time of higher energy prices we are fortunate to have been able to invest in higher standards than building regulations require, we believe net zero energy should be the requirement for all new homes.
Visits are free, and any donations to the Friends of NCF would be gratefully received.
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