Eco home wins Britain’s Best Home accolade
May 29th, 2009 by Sian MeadesIf you weren’t convinced of Britain becoming more eco friendly, the “I Own Britain’s Best Home” award has gone to an eco friendly home near Attleborough, Norfolk.
The owner of Woods End, Amanda Barrington, can say that she officially owns the best home in the country. Impressive.
On the market: click pic for full details
What’s more impressive is the house itself. It only costs £500 a year to heat! Imagine that! Granted, building your own house to save on heating costs is a tad extreme, but this house isn’t huge or ostentatious and showy.
It fits its riverside location, it works with its surroundings, and without sounding too much like Kevin McCloud, it’s been designed with integrity.
The 3000 sq ft property is set in two acres of woodland. It’s built with Douglas fir and clad with redwood cedar. It’s got four bedrooms split over three levels. And, well, it’s beautiful.
Without a doubt, the eco credentials helped Amanda get the award, but it’s a great house. I can’t wait to see what she’s going to build next. She’s selling Wood End and starting another project.
With more properties like this being built, there’s an awareness that eco friendly solutions are not only possible when building a property, they’re practical and aesthetically pleasing as well.
Sure, this is an extreme house, but the elements of this property could soon become the norm in property building.
Woods End is currently for sale through Chesterton Humberts. Call 01603 661199 for details.
June 15th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
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June 16th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
What a wonderful house, if I won the lottery I would buy it like a shot.The women who created it, must be one of the most creative women around, where is her next building going to be? She deserved to win.well done Amanda Barrington
June 30th, 2009 at 9:42 am
I wish I had the vision to design a house as good as the one I am seeing now. Well done Amanda. Maybe you will design a house for me!!
Kind Regards
Martin Robe
July 22nd, 2009 at 2:04 pm
I am proud to live in the same area as this house. What a wonderfully imaginative and creative piece of style. My parents are also building an eco house nearby and this is definately the way of the future for modern housing. I love going for walks past this house and if I won the lottery I would scoop it up. More of the same please British Goverment.
October 7th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
it’s way too minimalist and i don’t think it would be hard to recreate…..all you need is a pot of white paint and buy the odd flat screen tv and black chairs…sorted.
February 22nd, 2010 at 4:52 pm
My parents are currently renting out this house and they love it, the house is still for sale and awesome! Just thought i would share this because i strongly support the eco movement and my parents for taking the initiative to live in such a wacky place!