Blue Door, Chepstow, Wales, United Kingdom

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	Blue Door
Designer	Hall & Bednarczyk Architects
Location	Chepstow, Wales, United Kingdom
Date	to 2010
Building Type	Small House
Climate	Mild Temperate
Context	Rural
Architectural Style	Modern
Builder	Rob MacCormac
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Contents 1 Images 2 Discussion 3 Maps 4 Other Resources 5 References 6 External Links

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Building Details
Area	2,755 square feet
Awards	RIBA Manser Medal Nominees 2011. Recipient, Royal Institute of British Architects Design Award 2011, Wales

"Blue Door is a new-build contemporary house designed for its retired clients in the Wye valley, which is cut into an elevated and steep site. This confident piece of architecture has provided the client with a visually quiet and delightfully understated home. It is clad in oxidised copper-coated ceramic tiles and horizontal cedar boarding. The timber monocoque roof is clad in zinc and oversails the plan of the building. Three double-glazed curved corner windows enhance the fluid form of the building. The retaining wall has a top lit rooflight permitting daylight into the depth of the building. A ground source heat pump augmented by a heat recovery system heats the house. Disappointingly it doesn’t have a blue door." -- RIBA

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• Blue Door at Architects site
• Blue Door at RIBA Awards site