# Tidewater House

> A family house on a tidal inlet, built low and long against the wind.

*Residential · 2025*

## Tidewater House

A long, low house for a family of five on a tidal inlet.

![Tidewater House](https://t-studio.clearcms.app/media/tidewater.svg)

- **Floor area** — 310 m²
- **Design to keys** — 18 mo
- **Energy rating** — A+

*The brief*

## Built for the weather, open to the water

The site floods twice a year and the wind comes off the water at forty knots. The family wanted a house that stayed warm, looked out at the inlet from every room and did not need a boat to reach in March.

We raised the house on a plinth of recycled concrete, turned its back to the prevailing wind and opened the south side with a single run of timber windows. The roof drops low on the north and lifts to the light on the water side, so the rooms feel sheltered and wide at the same time.

Inside, everything is oak, lime plaster and stone from the local quarry. The kitchen sits at the centre, the one room where all five can see each other, the tide and the front door.

## Inside

![Kitchen](https://t-studio.clearcms.app/media/interior-1.svg)

![Window seat](https://t-studio.clearcms.app/media/interior-5.svg)

![Living room](https://t-studio.clearcms.app/media/interior-3.svg)

![Stair](https://t-studio.clearcms.app/media/interior-4.svg)

### Ines Marlow

We watched a storm from the kitchen table and nobody raised their voice.

Client

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