Photograph credit Down to Earth
Air advised the environmental charity Down to Earth on it’s existing site in west Swansea and followed this up with the current development in west Gower, preparing a master plan for the whole site, then the teaching centre, completed in 2017. This is based on a reciprocal frame using local Welsh larch, with straw bale insulation and turf roof, and awarded “the most sustainable venue in Wales”. A 270 square metre teaching space, office, kitchen, toilets, external washing facility, deck, covered porch, barns and a site master plan with managed public spaces. Insulation is straw bale, covered with lime render; the structure is a reciprocal frame, in-filled with thinning.
The deck at Down to Earth
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Ariel View of Down to Earth Site
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Sketch Model of Down to Earth Training Centre
Down to Earth Sketch Model