Dorset House, Treetops, Chew Stoke

 

Detached house with modern features and large windows, surrounded by green spaces.

Architects, David Archer and Christin Peglow at their home ‘Dorset House’ AKA ‘Treetops’ at Chew Magna, North Somerset.

Sector: Residential

Status: Complete

Duration: 13 Months

Completion: May 2019

Overview:

Timber clad replacement dwelling within the Bristol and Bath Greenbelt and village of Chew Stoke providing a sustainable and contemporary family home that addresses its generous south facing garden and views with substantial glazing and patio doors on ground floor and a double cantilevered first floor, that relates in proportion to its local vernacular with rhythmical window pattern, low sills and an asymmetrical gable.

Client Focus

Designed to Passivhaus standards, the home features high levels of insulation and airtightness, triple glazing and renewable technologies including solar PV with battery storage and electric car charging. The project focused on creating a sustainable, contemporary family home, supported by early technical involvement and close collaboration with the design team to meet Building Regulations requirements. The result is a zero energy cost home, featured in Grand Designs magazine.

 

 

 

On 15 May 2026   /   Housing