OSG were approached by Mr. Glover, who had purchased a house at Cliff Road, Hythe. The site benefits from an elevated position, with great views out over the town and on towards the southern coastline. The existing house dated from the 1970’s and it was generally felt that it’s form and layout did not fit with the client’s needs. OSG worked very closely with Mr Glover to provide a design for a replacement dwelling that was of substantially greater size than the original house, and benefitted from the great views to the south.

The final scheme is laid out in 3 terrace levels, providing an unassuming frontage which is single storey in scale and leads on to a large living room and external terrace. The central layer provides kitchen and dining accommodation and the lowest and most private layer provides predominantly bedroom spaces. There are also outside terrace spaces on each level to provide a range of views and experiences and each layer is treated differently in terms of its external appearance.

The client has elected to manage the building process essentially as a self – build and the project will feature a steel base frame with concrete floor decks and then a timber SIP panel system for the superstructure.