A sustainable new detached family home in Hamworthy, Poole on Branksea Avenue. The coastal location means the rear garden has direct access to Poole Harbour with its own slipway.

A key design principle was to connect to the sea views. A limited selection of materials has been deliberately considered for this design, chosen for their aesthetic qualities, robustness and ability to blend into and mirror the surrounding natural palette of sea, sand and trees. Sedum roofs are provided to the plant room and boathouse.

Western Design Architects clients were particularly keen to build an environmentally sustainable home that adds value to the area through high quality design and craftsmanship, making use of renewable technologies where appropriate.

Photovoltaic panels combined with battery storage and air source heat pumps have been incorporated, with panels located on the roofs of the garage and main house to sustainably supplement the use of electricity and heating within property, this generates over 115% of the houses' energy need (16,792 kWh/y), with an overall net gain energy generation of 2,213kWh/y with on site renewables.

In 2025, the project was awarded the prestigious Best Individual House in the LABC South West Building Excellence Awards.