Case study · New build

Parc an Peath, St Buryan: A Finished Family Home

A two-storey, timber-clad family home we built from the ground up just west of Penzance, from the first footings to the finished kitchens and bathrooms.

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Project: New build family home
Location: St Buryan, West Cornwall
Scope: Shell to finished interiors
Build: Timber-clad, slate and solar roof

The house

Timber, Slate and Cornish Stone

From the lane, Parc an Peath reads as a two-storey timber-clad house with two dormers, a rooflight and a lower slate-roofed wing, set behind Cornish stone walls and a five-bar gate. On the garden side the main gable opens up: a round window at the top, a glass balcony across the first floor, and full-height sliding doors onto a stone-faced terrace and lawn.

Inside, the ground floor is one vaulted living, kitchen and dining space with an exposed oak beam, herringbone floors and views over the fields. The entrance hall is double height, with an oak and black spindle staircase climbing to a galleried landing.

Close view of the vertical timber cladding and the round window at the top of the garden gable

The build

From Shell to Finished Home

Luke photographed Parc an Peath on site as the build went up: the shell, the insulation, the underfloor heating and first fix, then the outside coming together under scaffold.

01Shell boarded out
02Glazing in
03Insulated
04Vaulted roof insulated
05Underfloor heating
06First fix
07Outside taking shape
08Driveway formed
09Gable finishing
10Final stages

The finished house

Parc an Peath, Room by Room

Photographed on completion by Form Photography.

Outside

Front of the house under a pink sunset sky, with the dormers, the slate and solar roof and the gravel turning area

The garden gable at dusk, glazing glowing beneath the round window and glass balcony

The house from the lane behind a five-bar gate and Cornish stone walls

View from the first-floor balcony across the lawn to open fields

Front entrance at dusk with wall lights on along the white render and timber cladding

Rear elevation across the lawn in evening light, with the balcony and stone-faced terrace

Front elevation in daylight with the slate roof, solar panels and the garage wing

Arrival and hall

Double-height entrance hall with herringbone flooring, palms and the oak staircase rising to the landing

Open-tread oak staircase with black spindles against a white wall

Tiered glass chandelier hanging in the double-height hall

Detail of a solid oak open tread on its black stringer

The front door and hall seen from the landing above

Oak and black spindle staircase climbing to the galleried landing

Looking down the staircase from the galleried landing

Kitchen and living

Vaulted living room with a round window above wide sliding doors onto the fields

Sage green tall units and pendant lights over the kitchen island

Kitchen island with warm plinth lighting and bar stools under copper pendants

Second kitchen area with a breakfast bar, bar stools and French doors

Lounge seating under the vaulted ceiling, open to the green kitchen units beyond

Oak dining table by the kitchen island, with sliding doors to the countryside

Second lounge with full-width sliding doors out to the garden

Bedrooms and bathrooms

Bedroom under the eaves with a dormer window and an upholstered bed

En-suite with timber-effect wall tiles, a walk-in shower and a vessel basin

Round vessel basin against botanical wallpaper

Freestanding bath against dark stone-effect tiles

Bathroom with a navy vanity unit and a backlit mirror

Bedroom with an oak door through to its en-suite

Dark stone-effect shower room with a vessel basin

Photography: Form Photography

★★★★★

What really stood out to us was the pride Luke and his team took in the quality of the build, particularly the superstructure.
We would have no hesitation in recommending LW Construction to anyone looking for a construction company to manage a complete house build.

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