15 Lloyd Close
Hove BN3 6LZ
This is a recently completed new build detached eco house designed by award winning eco architects Mark Pellant and Abi Torr of Koru Architects for their family. The house is zero carbon, benefiting from a good orientation, very high levels of insulation and air-tightness – which exceed building regulations.
A wood pellet boiler and solar thermal array provide the small amount of heat required. A large underground rainwater harvesting tank provides water for flushing the toilets. The photovoltaic array exports energy to the ‘grid’. Materials are mostly natural, low impact and environmentally friendly and reflect the architects’ desire to promote green architecture.
For Mark and Abi, the house is the realisation of a long held dream, following a five year journey of searching for a suitable site in Brighton & Hove, negotiating, designing their house and building.
Koru Architects won the RIBA Downland Prize 2011 for sustainability for 15 Lloyd Close.