The clever design solutions in this elegant newbuild make it as easy on energy bills as it is on the eye
Why do people have walls, for heaven’s sake?” says Mary Morris as we stand in the light-saturated hallway of Blackwood, her bespoke energy-efficient home in Barbury, Wiltshire. Commissioned by Morris and her partner Klaus Failenschmid, Blackwood does have a few solid walls but, wherever possible, stretches of glass let natural light flood in, as well as passive solar gain (heat) and an immeasurable sense of space.
In fact, Blackwood is all about borrowed light. Why flic k a switch when you can get it for free? This is not only ecologically sound but, as Failenschmid puts it: “It is more in tune with how your rhythms should work.” Light when it’s light, and dark when it’s dark. “We don’t like to use electric lights when we can borrow from daylight,” he says. At dawn, ambient light illuminates his way downstairs and into the kitchen to put the coffee on.
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