Private Residence, Salcombe
- Client: Winner of the LABC Building Excellence Awards 2018 for best individual new home for the South West region and nominee for the national awards for November 2018
- Client: Private
- Project Value: £3m
- Duration: 30 months
- Location: Salcombe, Devon
- Client: Private
- Project Value: £3m
- Duration: 30 months
- Location: Salcombe, Devon
Overview
Previously known as Poyntz Croft, this is a private luxury house build situated in the very popular holiday town of Salcombe.
The property has desirable views right up through the estuary towards the main town, not forgetting its cliff edge position over looking one of the best rated beaches in south Devon.
The high-spec house boasts 5 bedrooms, 3 which are ensuites, cinema room, 2 living rooms with a 60sqft open kitchen diner, all over 3 large floors where you can find the swimming pool on ground level looking over the main terrace where the hot tub is tucked away. All the floors are linked by a central staircase, and lift, with a double garage on the top with and a drive and turning point, accessed form the road through electric gates.
With its very tricky location on a single track road and cliff edge plot pre-construction works was the main part to the contract, reducing 130 thousand tonnes of cliff face and soil for a level plot to be achieved. Once the ground was clear it was a pre-cast concrete poured structure faced with a locally sourced quarry stone, hand cut and picked and bedded into place.
With its mixture of stone face, cedar clad and rendered finish this property definitely catches the eye from the surrounding beaches.
From start to finish the project lasted 30 months which were split into 2 phases, first being reduce grounds then sub structure works. Second phase dressing the external face and internal fit out with triple glazed aluminium windows being incorporated, and all external works and landscaping.
Despite the complexities, the results have been a massively impressive and appreciated holiday home.
Key Project Stages
✓ A large new-build property on a tight cliff edge location
✓ Phased works
✓ Coordination of a large team of designers, consultants and contractors
✓ Very high-end bespoke finish
✓ Identifying cost saving solutions for a challenging build
✓ Detailed programme of works
✓ Complex ‘intelligent’ building, with latest electrical and AV specification
✓ Advising on buildability solutions
Private Client
“We Are Ease managed this challenging job from the drawing board to completion. Working closely with the architects, contractors and other specialist consultants they overcame the problems of difficult access, a sloping and rocky terrain and a demanding design to see the job through to a high standard finish. Ease did an excellent job in organising and completing a complex build. They overcame a number of logistical and technical issues that arose en route and always went the extra mile to ensure the job was completed to our satisfaction."