Archinect - News2024-12-22T09:11:14-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/149964181/technology-and-tradition-combine-in-jestico-whiles-award-winning-house-19
Technology and tradition combine in Jestico + Whiles’ award-winning House 19 Abigail Banfield2016-08-19T15:09:00-04:00>2016-08-22T00:21:39-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7b/7b9zg119ocrxjyeg.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Winning the <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149943940/see-the-riba-2016-london-awards-winners-wilton-s-music-hall-named-regional-building-of-the-year" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RIBA South Award</a> this year is a home strengthened by challenges faced. What does it take to bring a considered, contemporary design, set within a conservation area, through to fruition?</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/3j/3jc18yqmwdx2aydb.jpg"></p><p>Situated next to a cricket ground nestled in the Chiltern Hills, in the town of Old Amersham, is House 19. This project, designed by Heinz Richardson of Jestico + Whiles, won the RIBA South Award 2016 and was long-listed for the <a href="http://bustler.net/news/tags/house-of-the-year-award/2866" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RIBA House of the Year</a> 2016. It has been described by the institute as “mature architecture that does not need to shout”; with its open spaces, clever incorporation of sustainable technology, and outstanding quality, the jury “unreservedly loved this house”.</p><p>Richardson’s design takes advantage of the site’s location, with windows framing the surrounding Chiltern hills. Everything in the design is considered and considerate; the way in which the levels are built provides minimal impact to the neighbouring property, and finishing this award-winning build is a clock fi...</p>