Thursday, 16 December 2010

The Shingle House



Just read with interest about a new beach hut at the wonderfully desolate Dungeoness - created by NORD architects in collaboration with Alain de Botton's Living architecture project. Their goal is to enable all of us to experience cutting edge architecture through creating holiday homes by leading architects.

Dungeoness is more of a collection of shacks than a village proper,  a beautiful, unforgettable landscape whose inhospitable terrain means no proper foundations can be dug and no real vegetation aside from a few poppies and sea kale can grow. And it's right in the shadow of one of Britain's largest nuclear power stations. This amazing combination of nature, energy and isolation means it's been a destination for artists and dropouts seeking a new outlook on life. And it's at the end of the wonderful Romney Hythe and Dymchurch narrow-guage railway, that winds its way from quintessential beach resorts to this end of the line wilderness.

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