The Maddison Chalet was designed for the Maddison family by John Pardey Architects. The building is located on a small site within a gated community of holiday chalets and houseboats close to Ferry Point at the western end of Hayling Island overlooking Langstone Harbour.

The brief was to replace the ageing building and provide a compact and efficient, beautifully designed contemporary holiday home suitable for a large and active family and guests that maximised the compact site, embraced views of the harbour and served as a springboard for outdoor activities on and off the water.

The tiny chalet has a wet room with shower and wc, a double bedroom and a pair of double bunk rooms and can happily sleep ten or more. On the north side bifold doors open to connect the open plan kitchen / living area with the external deck and open views across the harbour to Portsdown Hill. The garapa hardwood deck wraps around the east flank to the entrance, external lockers and ramp.

The building is expressed as a simple cuboid hovering just above the ground and accessed via a short ramp. The building is clad in a regular arrangement of large, full height, flat, smooth panels. Where panels are missing, window and door openings are formed.

The cladding is Eternit Equitone fibre-cement, chalk grey colour fitted using the Sika secret fix system with 8mm joints. A band of darker panels runs below the windows and around the base of the building. Window frames are marine grade polyester powder coated aluminium, RAL 9007. All windows and internal doors are full height. The floor finish is porcelain tile over electric underfloor heating. Walls and ceilings are white painted plaster with a shadow gap detail to architrave and skirting. A single solar panel provides electricity and reduces running costs.

A key aspect of the project was the need to strengthen a failing brick and concrete sea wall and raise it to reduce flood risk. This was achieved by casting a reinforced concrete outer retaining skin connected to a toe and cap all tied into to the existing wall with rebar and anchored back into the ground behind. New mass concrete steps were built in the centre of the wall to act as a buttress and to improve the arrangement when coming alongside in a boat. Several neighbours have since adopted this successful design. A satin 316 stainless steel handrail was also designed to run up the face and above the top of the sea wall then return to ground.

Project Details

Client: Elaine and Patrick Maddison

GIA: 62m2

Status: Completed 2018

Images: Pod Space Ltd

Design Team

Design: John Pardey Architects

Project Architect: Richard Butler

Structure: Momentum

Flood Risk: Ambiental

Building Control: Assent

SAP: Energist

CDM: Framptons Project Solutions

Contractors

Contractor (superstructure): Pod Space Ltd

Contractor (groundworks): Groundworks 360

Kitchen & Joinery: Kraftwork

Suppliers

Cladding: Eternit Equitone

Floor tiles: Ceramic Solutions Ltd

Hardwood: Woodtrend Ltd

Glazing: Smart Systems