Each of the three rooms is a separate physical structure linked to the other two by frameless glazing. This allows an uninterrupted flow of internal spaces, without diminishing the original cluster character. Walking in and out of the rooms feels just like walking in and out of the landscape.
Windows and roof lights were thought of as ‘paintings’. They have been arranged around moments of pause within the plan to frame particular views and to track the movement of sunlight which transforms the spaces during the day. At night, the black clad building disappears and its presence is revealed by these frames of interior life.
Siniša Rodić commented “The existing sheds and cottage were clad in black timber. We felt that the site’s contribution to the larger scale assembly of black buildings and clusters was important to retain. There is a sense of a bigger project taking place in Dungeness which we felt we were contributing to. Our piece was about the inherent beauty of simple ‘elemental’ forms and how these can create complex spaces and experiences within a cluster.. All architectural clutter was removed in favour of creating an almost abstract form”.
Winner, RIBA South East Regional Awards 2016
Longlist, RIBA House of the Year 2016
Shortlist, Manser Medal 2016
Completed 2015, Private Client
RD Architects, London Office
Photographs by Hélène Binet
