Architectural practice plans green-roofed office in Potterne

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 06:08 · Archive

PKA Architects plans a low-energy Passivhaus office with a green roof and solar panels in Potterne, Wiltshire.

PKA Architects, a four-person family-run practice founded by Peter Kent in 1988, has unveiled plans for a single-storey Passivhaus office on land opposite 49 Potterne Wick in Wiltshire. The move comes as the firm prepares to leave its longstanding base at Featherbrook House in Potterne, where it has been located since 1991. Peter Kent and his wife Clare have now retired, with their son Tom Kent running the practice and Peter also intending to step down as a director.

The new 84-square-metre office is intended to achieve Passivhaus certification and would feature a living green roof and solar panels designed to generate a significant proportion of the electricity needed to run the workplace. Three members of the four-architect practice are already certified Passivhaus Designers. Instead of conventional concrete foundations, the building would stand on screw piles which could eventually be removed and potentially reused elsewhere, emphasising the firm's commitment to sustainability.

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• Plans revealed for futuristic new building in villageA family-run architectural practice has unveiled plans for a cutting-edge green-roofed building.Gazette & Herald · 17 Oct, 05:00
• Plans revealed for futuristic new building in villageA family-run architectural practice has unveiled plans for a cutting-edge green-roofed building.Wiltshire Times · 17 Oct, 05:00

In this story: PKA Architects · Peter Kent · Clare Kent · Tom Kent · Potterne · Wiltshire

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