Associated Presntation Architectural quality in Cornwall

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1 Associated Presntation Architectural quality in Cornwall Mevagissey NDP Issue 1.0 April 2017

2 Architectural quality in Cornwall G Shephard 1

3 Architecture - why bother? I think people care. If not, why do so many people spend money going on vacations to see architecture? They go to the Parthenon, to Chartres, to the Sydney Opera House. They go to Bilbao... Something compels them, and yet we live surrounded by everything but great architecture. Frank Gehry, architect of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao G Shephard 2

4 We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future. George Bernard Shaw G Shephard 3

5 The Cornish Vernacular G Shephard 4

6 The Cornish Vernacular The Cornish vernacular exists. It is alive and well in Mevagissey G Shephard 5

7 The Cornish Vernacular But not everywhere. G Shephard 6

8 Mevagissey vernacular G Shephard 7

9 A doctor can bury his mistakes, but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines. Frank Lloyd Wright G Shephard 8

10 Steep House, Portmellon 1990 G Shephard 9

11 Steep House 2014 rejected PA It's not pretty but it'll do. Well at least it's not concrete and glass. Comments at the June 2014 Cornwall Council planning committee meeting G Shephard 10

12 Concrete and glass in Cornwall G Shephard 11

13 Selected locations in Cornwall Camel Quarry house & Trevose Golf and Country Holiday lodges Heather house Castle Minor Pencelenick House Corkellis House & house in Mylor House near Launceston House near Bodmin Terraced houses in Bodmin G Shephard 12

14 Quarry House, Padstow - Maclean Quinlan (2009) In sympathy with its environment G Shephard 13

15 House near Bodmin (1961) after Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous domestic building is 'Falling Waters', a home built on top of a natural waterfall. G Shephard 14

16 Gate House, Chapel Point - John Campbell (1935) G Shephard 15

17 Gate House, Chapel Point - John Campbell (1935) Chapel Point homes, built on unspoilt coastal scenery. G Shephard 16

18 Harlequin, Constantine- Catchfrench Design Architects (2007) Echoes of Charles Voysey G Shephard 17

19 Pencalenick House, Fowey, Cornwall (2006), Seth Stein Architects Natural materials blending into the wooded hillside G Shephard 18

20 Timber framed house in Mylor (2000), Poynton Bradbury Wynter Cole Architects Limited Timber and stone against the estuary quay G Shephard 19

21 Stone and timber house, Constantine by AJC architects Large house in woodland and creekside setting with minimal impact to environment. G Shephard 20

22 New build in Launceston, E L Greening (2013) Speculative construction using traditional building materials G Shephard 21

23 Heather House Tremoughdale Falmouth (2011), Guy Greenfield architect Shapes to match the landscape? G Shephard 22

24 Corkellis House, Trescobeas, Falmouth (2010), Own build - Kathryn Tyler Regular forms and contrasting textures G Shephard 23

25 Berry Head Rocks, Brixham - stan bolt architect (2012) Site supported by natural low cliff. Concrete structure faced with stone and provided with jagged facade to match existing features. G Shephard 24

26 Island house/studio on Belle-ile-en-Mer Brittany by Opus 5 (2011) Sharp edged stone facade blocks with contrasting clean glass panels, polished concrete platform, slate roof and strong concrete pillars flanking the entrance. G Shephard 25

27 Ansty, Dorset (1960s), David Levitt Roof line parellel to slope of the land. Large overhang shades glass sides of building. G Shephard 26

An earth sheltered home is energy-efficient, quiet, freeze-proof and low maintenance.

28 A hole in the ground The earth sheltered house uses the ground as insulating blanket which effectively protects it from temperature extremes. An earth sheltered home is energy-efficient, quiet, freeze-proof and low maintenance. Aesthetically an earth sheltered home blends in with the natural environment, and provides less impact. G Shephard 27

Underhill, near Holmfirth, Yorkshire (1975) The first modern earth-sheltered house in Britain and the home of its architect Arthur Quarmby, a pioneer of

29 Underhill, near Holmfirth, Yorkshire (1975) The first modern earth-sheltered house in Britain and the home of its architect Arthur Quarmby, a pioneer of earth-sheltered buildings. The house features earth embankments, turf roof, lots of insulation and a visual impact that not even the pickiest of neighbors could fault G Shephard 28

30 Castle Minor, Tintagel - CSA architects (2015) A rugged design for an exposed location G Shephard 29

31 Proposal for bermed house on Steep House paddock (2012) Trying to avoid 'doing harm' G Shephard 30

32 Approved development on land adjectent to The retreat, Mevagissey (2015) Burried into the hillside G Shephard 30

overlooking Europe s largest man made reservoir

33 An earth-sheltered dwelling in the former walled garden of the Listed building, Barnsdale Hall, overlooking Europe s largest man made reservoir located in Rutland. Search architects, Spalding (2013) G Shephard 31

34 Much further afield - Bauen architects - dramatic but inconspicuous hillside homes built into the landscape - Paraguay (2013) G Shephard 32

35 On a more modest scale The home should be the treasure chest of living. Le Corbusier G Shephard 33

36 Terraced houses, Pine Terrace, Pinehurst Close, Bodmin Proportions to match adjacent terrace with traditional materials in a modern interpretation. G Shephard 34

37 Afordable homes, Mevagissey (2011) Development in scale with surrounding buildings. Slate hanging and stone features on insistance of Parish Council. G Shephard 35

38 Commercial properties About 85% of business cost is people, 15% is property. So designing inspirational workplaces values the people who work there. The pay-back more than offsets the initial cost. G Shephard 36

39 David Mellor cutlery Peak District Park (1990) Contrasting dressed and rough stone with metal roof and central vent G Shephard 37

40 Page & Park HQ, Loch Lomond (2007) Strong flowing design using concrete pillars supporting slate roof, stone and timber facade, peforated with plain glass panels G Shephard 38

41 Living with our heritage Former Seamans' Mission, Fowey Kestle Barton Helford Chapel point G Shephard 39

42 Architecture should not become a predator on the landscape, but rather give dignity and human scale to its environment. Santiago Calatrava G Shephard 40

43 G Shephard 41

Attractive period house enjoying beautiful rural views and just moments from the coast

Attractive period house enjoying beautiful rural views and just moments from the coast Tolcarne House Higher Tolcarne Nr St Mawgan Cornwall TR9 6DD Generously proportioned country residence Fabulous southerly views over beautiful rural valley Large entrance hall Spacious sitting room with