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OVERVIEW
There's more to this Yorkshire home than meets the eye - literally.
Sort Trae is a two-bedroom home and studio and a Passive House . By working with, rather than against, the landscape of the plot, this home manages to be sensitive to the surrounding area while still enjoying panoramic views of the rolling South Yorkshire countryside.
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Set into a steeply sloping hill, the lower storey is almost entirely concealed on entering the driveway. The only signs of its existence are slick FAKRO rooflights set into a crisp green roof that is surrounded by an open-jointed stone wall.
Open the door, though, and a light-filled, naturalistic house full of warm timber accents greets you.
The owner of Sort Trae is a former architect herself and designed the project up to the planning stage. It shows. An entire wing of the building is dedicated to a weaving studio where light floods into the creative space through S214A folding doors.
Norrsken's triple-glazed alu-clad timber windows and doors provide Sort Trae with glazing that matches the outstanding thermal performance of the building's fabric.
Our team was aware that this was to be a Passive House from the outset, so we supplied our P31A window profile for its excellent thermal performance and slim sightline.
With S315A sliding doors on the ground floor providing near uninterrupted views of the surrounding countryside, light floods the home. The project also used our S309A framed entrance doors and P33A alu-clad inward-opening windows.
We love the way timber window frames pick up wood accents throughout the house - in the stairs, furniture, and even the weaving studio.
Says THD founder and director Terry Huggett of Norrsken products:
"[They are] amazing windows that I can recommend to anyone looking for high performance, quality and style. I've used them on several projects and always had an amazing experience. My clients love them."
P31A/T Triple-Glazed Outward Open Alu-Clad Timber / Timber Only Window
S315A Lift & Slide Alu-Clad Timber Door
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