Shortlisted in the House of the Year category of the British Homes Awards 2023. This c. 250 m2 home sits within an internationally-recognised, RAMSAR-designated wetland and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the Suffolk Broads. The project has required a flood-resilient approach to construction, as well as extensive pre-application consultation with the local authority and statutory consultees in order to provide the necessary reassurance of design quality in a sensitive location. The project was technically complex - with the client requiring a range of innovative features including a green roof designed to ‘float’ above the main building, a pneumatic lift and a range of off-grid energy systems. Designed to Passivhaus standards with high levels of insulation and airtightness, the project involved the discharge of extensive pre-commencement planning conditions relating to the timing of works and sectional occupation by the client. The design has been developed in collaboration with Jon Broome Architects.