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La Maison Verre

Glebe Road, Cambridge

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Architect: Tim Poulson

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Although discreetly situated on a quiet residential road, this house is a rare example of truly remarkable design in this sought-after part of the historic city of Cambridge.

History

Below is a list of some the technical features of La Maison Verre:

The lower level is fabricated in insulated precast concrete whilst the superstructure is made from a high thermal performance timber frame system.

The roof is covered in raised seam zinc and the external walls are clad in white acrylic rendered rain screen panels.

The windows are high thermal performance units with powder coated aluminium

externally and gas filled double glazing.

Over the central atrium is an electronically-operated sliding glass roof

The walls in bathrooms are covered in Thassos white marble tiles or

in Siena porcelain tiles

The floor in the entrance hall is sandblasted glass on a steel frame

The floors in the circulation areas, kitchen, dining room, living room, study, bathrooms

and utility room are finished in porcelain tiles

The floor in the living room is finished in broad limed oak planks

The kitchen is fully fitted with Italian lacquered units and granite worktops and a range of high specification equipment

The white sanitary fittings in bathrooms are by Villeroy and Boch, Catalano and

Bette

Bathroom taps and valves are by Grohe including concealed cisterns and flush

valves

The heating is underfloor low temperature hot water with individual room

thermostat control in every space

The heat source is a low energy condensing gas boiler

Solar panels on the roof provide supplementary heating for the domestic hot water

The hot and cold water systems are pressurised and incorporate a water softener

There is a whole house ventilation system with heat recovery providing 100% fresh

air at the rate of approximately 0.75-1.0 air changes per hour

A central vacuum cleaning system is provided with connection points throughout

the house where required

All living spaces are provided with CAT5 outlets

A KNX installation provides a central switching, control and monitoring system for

intelligent home technology

Remote control blinds are fitted to all external windows and to the internal glass walls on the lower level

Integrated ceiling speakers (compatible with smartphone/ipdad/online playlists and TV) fitted in kitchen/dining upstairs and downstairs living room

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