Great Sideling, Wellington

This project commission was for a new Paragraph 79 house near Wellington.

The building and landscape were designed sensitively to the defining characteristics of the local area, and the architecture intended to highlight the beauty of a natural material so the customer wanted a high-quality bespoke glulam frame.

Buckland was approached after planning was received for the project. Using locally British-grown beech supplied by UK Hardwoods, the unusual geometry of the connection between the curved rafters and the supporting posts created the frame and wavey form of the roof.

A clear vision from the architect made the structural design process go smoothly for a potentially tricky design, and the success led to this project being shortlisted for Private Housing Project of the Year in the 2023 Structural Timber Awards.

Great Sideling has a blog which gives some fascinating insights on how a project of this size takes shape – you can read more about it here.