OVERVIEW
In 2015, Roger Stretton, an architect and one of the founders
of the practice Berman Guedes Stretton, and Martin Smith
collaborated to bring to fruition their shared enthusiasm for
contemporary, cutting edge, environmentally-friendly residential
design.
On an attractive, mature garden site near Dorchester in Dorset,
two 2,100 sq ft detached, two-storey houses were designed
around south facing courtyards with a one-and-a-half storey
height living room.
When designing the properties, environmentally responsible
materials, products and processes were at the forefront of
the specification. To this end, incorporating renewable and
innovative technologies, such as air-source heat pumps and heat
recovery ventilation systems enable the buildings to be highly
energy efficient.
Having previously used Allgood products, Roger recognised
the brand for its quality and reliability, and consequently
specified Allgood’s Alite lever handles and Allgood doorsets
for the project. He explains, “The new houses have a modern,
minimalist design, so it was essential that the ironmongery and
doors complemented this approach, Allgood’s stainless steel Alite
handles and bespoke finished doors met these requirements.”
To complement the interior architecture of the buildings, Allgood
supplied doorsets incorporating fully fabricated and finished
flush doors with rebated frames to create a perimeter shadow
gap. An important design feature was a clear line of vision
through each house along the main axis of the plan. To achieve
this, four special, full-height glazed doors with glazed side panels
were supplied. In addition, two 30 minute fire resisting doors
were also specified to the plant-rooms.
Arriving on site, factory painted and with hinges and locks
already fitted, the Allgood doorsets provide valuable savings in
time, cost and waste as well as a higher quality finish.
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