A Cutting Edge Timber Panel Self-Build

Hugo Macey and Hajni Elias have built a cutting-edge solid timber panel house in the Cambridge suburbs that combines crisp Modernist architecture with more organic, down-to-earth elements.

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A Cutting Edge Timber Panel Self-Build

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House Type Contemporary 5 bedroom
House Size 205 sq m
Build Time One year
Land Cost £475000
Build Cost £500000
Cost /m2 £2440
Build route Self managed
Construction system Prefabricated Solid Timber Panels

In a quiet suburban road in Cambridge, Hugo Macey and his wife, Hajni Elias, have built a striking, category-defying new house. The city of Cambridge has a reputation for spawning cutting-edge architecture, boasting a number of contemporary homes — but none quite like this. A stunning Modernist glass-box is a stark contrast to the ethnic eco-house feel of the cedar-shingled front addition. Yet, the house is seated so cleverly on its plot that, despite being surrounded by Victorian and Edwardian villas, it doesn’t jump out at you at all, and many people travel up and down this road without even noticing it.

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Author
Mark Brinkley
Photographer
David Butler
Issue date:
June 2010
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