Barnhaus MMC Housing
Pentan has been exploring innovative and aspirational OSM and MMC approaches to housing construction for several years. Based on our winning design for the NaCSBA / Grand Designs’ Self Build on a Shoestring competition back in 2013, our concept of Barnhaus was utilised to deliver four new low-carbon homes in North Cornelly, South Wales for Valleys to Coast HA.
Designed with a combination of steel and timber frames, and modest cladding to reflect the simplicity of agricultural buildings, Barnhaus makes use of straw bales and recycled materials for insulation, as well as PV to reduce electrical usage. With an EPC of A, the dwellings deliver exceptionally high levels of energy efficiency whilst tackling the challenging issue of fuel poverty.
“We are so pleased to have worked with Pentan Architects and SEER Construction and added these innovative homes to our stock here in Bridgend. Not only do we aim to provide homes that are happy and safe for our tenants, but we want them to be good for the environment too. We will use what we have learnt from the design and delivery here to help us to develop the specification of our future homes with the aim of delivering high standards of energy efficiency, low carbon footprints and homes that are cheaper to run.”
Darrin Davies, Director of Development & Asset Investment at Valleys to Coast
Pentan has been exploring innovative and aspirational OSM and MMC approaches to housing construction for several years. Based on our winning design for the NaCSBA / Grand Designs’ Self Build on a Shoestring competition back in 2013, our concept of Barnhaus was utilised to deliver four new low-carbon homes in North Cornelly, South Wales for Valleys to Coast HA.
Designed with a combination of steel and timber frames, and modest cladding to reflect the simplicity of agricultural buildings, Barnhaus makes use of straw bales and recycled materials for insulation, as well as PV to reduce electrical usage. With an EPC of A, the dwellings deliver exceptionally high levels of energy efficiency whilst tackling the challenging issue of fuel poverty.
“We are so pleased to have worked with Pentan Architects and SEER Construction and added these innovative homes to our stock here in Bridgend. Not only do we aim to provide homes that are happy and safe for our tenants, but we want them to be good for the environment too. We will use what we have learnt from the design and delivery here to help us to develop the specification of our future homes with the aim of delivering high standards of energy efficiency, low carbon footprints and homes that are cheaper to run.”
Darrin Davies, Director of Development & Asset Investment at Valleys to Coast
