The site for Cefn Castell is remote occupying a spectacular panoramic view location overlooking Cardigan Bay. The clients’ brief was to provide a family home maximising the views and unique nature of the location.

The award-winning Cefn Castell was featured on ‘Grand Designs: House of the Year’. It replaces the remains of a cottage, with a state of the art contemporary house.

The logistical problem of accessing the remote site with plant and material via a narrow railway bridge and working in extreme site conditions was problematic.

Cefn Castell achieves high standards for sustainable residential development, which includes:

• Re-use at a brownfield site and recycled material
• Low energy use
• Passive solar gain
• Air source heat pump for under floor heating/hot water