Redland House / Emmett Russell Architects

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  • Director In Charge: Victoria Emmett
  • Project Architect: Rachel Witham, Max Ochel
  • Kitchen: Joel Anderson Carpentry and Joinery
  • Stairs: O. Hallett Metalworks
  • Energy Consultant: Darren Evans
  • City: Redland
  • Country: United Kingdom
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Redland House / Emmett Russell Architects - Exterior Photography, Windows, Facade, Beam, Patio, Garden, Courtyard
© Craig Auckland, Fotohaus

Text description provided by the architects. Redland is a Victorian suburb of Bristol that was built on the hills to the North of the old city in the latter decades of the Nineteenth Century. The original development of the suburb coincided with the construction of a new railway network across the city.

Redland House / Emmett Russell Architects - Interior Photography, Facade, Beam, Courtyard, Patio
© Craig Auckland, Fotohaus
Redland House / Emmett Russell Architects - Interior Photography, Facade, Beam, Garden, Courtyard
© Craig Auckland, Fotohaus

The site for this project sits on a triangular piece of land between a terrace of Victorian houses and the adjacent railway embankment. The house uses the unusual site geometry to create a dynamic series of spaces over three storeys. Each floor of the building addresses the surrounding urban landscape in a different way and frames views in different directions. 

On the ground floor, the house extends out to the rear and opens up to maximize the connection with the garden. The open plan living, dining, and kitchen area bring together the geometry of the railway with that of the adjacent terrace to create space that pivots around a covered patio. On the first floor, two bedrooms share a balcony that looks south towards the railway embankment. The master bedroom on the second floor has its own west-facing balcony that looks towards the street and the evening sun.

Redland House / Emmett Russell Architects - Interior Photography, Table, Chair
© Craig Auckland, Fotohaus
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Redland House / Emmett Russell Architects - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Table, Countertop, Wood, Chair, Windows
© Craig Auckland, Fotohaus

The brief for the project asked for a low-energy family house and it has been designed by Bristol architects Emmett Russell Architects to address issues of energy use in a number of ways. The timber frame construction is highly insulated with recycled newspaper cellulose insulation. In order to provide an additional thickness of insulation, the walls have been built using a Larsen truss to increase the available depth.

Redland House / Emmett Russell Architects - Exterior Photography, Facade, Beam, Windows, Courtyard
© Craig Auckland, Fotohaus

All of the windows are triple glazed and the envelope has been detailed to allow excellent levels of airtightness. The embodied energy of the building has also been minimized through choices of timber structure, wood fiber cladding board, and cellulose insulation. 

Redland House / Emmett Russell Architects - Interior Photography, Shelving, Stairs, Handrail
© Craig Auckland, Fotohaus

Externally the house is finished with a breathable render on wood fibreboard for the upper levels. This references the rendered finish to the adjacent houses. At ground floor level a light-colored brick provides a textured plinth to the building that provides a level of robustness where the building most needs it.

Redland House / Emmett Russell Architects - Exterior Photography, Windows, Facade
© Craig Auckland, Fotohaus

The house’s roof form echoes the gables of the adjacent houses, extending the form and rhythm of the gabled terrace. This creates a series of vaulted ceilings internally that provide height and drama to the rooms on the second floor of the house. A carefully crafted oak and steel stair form a vertical spine to the building that links the double height entrance hall at ground floor level to the vaulted landing at the top of the house.

Redland House / Emmett Russell Architects - Exterior Photography, Windows, Facade
© Craig Auckland, Fotohaus

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Cite: "Redland House / Emmett Russell Architects" 11 Dec 2021. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/973221/redland-house-emmett-russell-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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