ACME

Oast . KENT

ACME

Kent is characterised by rolling landscapes, apple orchards and oast houses, used to dry hops as part of the beer-brewing process.

Oast is a new building in the protected countryside and has been designed as a 21st century interpretation of the formal language of Kentish architecture. A radial plan in which four towers are slightly pulled apart balances the requirement of external views with a form that reinterprets the oast typology. Smaller windows perforate the building’s conical form, and a central glazed connecting space houses the public living functions. This allows for 360-degree views of the surrounding countryside, whilst more private requirements such as bedrooms and service spaces occupy each tower. For landscaping, an orchard once present on the site is reinstated.

LOCATION: KENT
DATE: 2012-2014
CLIENT: PRIVATE
STATUS: PLANNING
SIZE: 300m²
CREDITS: ACME (Nicholas Channon, Deena Fakhro, Friedrich Ludewig, Heidrun Schuhmann)