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SIPS Construction New Build 3 Bed Properties

Project type

New Build

Date

August 2014

Location

Kenley Surrey

Tucked into the leafy landscapes of Kenley, a new cluster of three-bedroom homes is quietly reshaping expectations for suburban living in Surrey. These properties—crafted using high-performance SIPS (Structural Insulated Panels)—bring together cutting-edge construction, a soft contemporary aesthetic, and an emphasis on light-filled, flexible interiors. The result is a development that feels both refreshingly modern and entirely at ease in its semi-rural surroundings.

Architecture With a Calm, Confident Voice

Rather than imposing a bold architectural statement, the homes adopt a gentle modernism: crisp volumes, elegant proportions, and façades defined by a measured palette of cladding, render, and slender glazing. The architecture is clean but not clinical; contemporary without being cold.

The SIPS system underpins this clarity. Its millimetre-precise fabrication allows for sharp detailing and uninterrupted surfaces, giving the homes a quiet, graphic quality. It’s an approach that embraces simplicity—not as a limitation, but as an aesthetic direction in its own right.

SIPS: The Modern Fabric of Comfortable Living

While the architecture reads as calm and effortless, the performance behind it is anything but ordinary. SIPS construction delivers exceptional insulation, airtightness, and structural stability. It forms a building envelope that’s inherently sustainable, reducing heating demand and unlocking new possibilities for renewable systems.

For homeowners, the result is felt in everyday life: warmer winters, cooler summers, and significantly lower energy costs. For the wider landscape, it represents a step toward more forward-thinking, low-carbon housing solutions.

Spaces That Flow Toward the Light

Inside, the homes are shaped around contemporary living patterns. The ground floor unfolds as a generous, open-plan living, dining, and kitchen space—a fluid zone designed for family life, entertaining, and the casual moments in between. The structural capabilities of the SIPS panels make wide, column-free spans possible, giving the interiors an unexpectedly airy, expansive feel.

Large windows and sliding glass doors anchor these spaces to the outdoors, inviting light deep into the plan and giving each home a strong visual connection to its garden. Whether bathed in morning light or glowing warmly at dusk, these rooms feel bright, uplifting, and distinctly modern.

Upstairs, the three-bedroom arrangement offers versatility: a master suite with ensuite bathroom, additional bedrooms for guests or children, and flexible spaces well suited to home working. The acoustic and thermal performance of the SIPS envelope makes the upper floors peaceful and comfortable throughout the day.

A Palette Rooted in Its Surroundings

Material choices respond directly to the character of Kenley. Soft-toned cladding, timber textures, matte composite panels, and subtle render tones create façades that blend into the surrounding greenery. Rooflines stay simple—pitched or mono-pitched—to echo the familiar forms of suburban Surrey while keeping the aesthetic firmly contemporary.

Landscaping reinforces the sense of place. Native planting and permeable surfaces weave the development into its setting, ensuring each home feels grounded within its plot rather than merely placed upon it.

Sustainable Living, Future-Focused Thinking

Beyond its architecture, the project speaks to broader environmental ambitions. High-performance glazing, the thermal efficiency of SIPS construction, and the ease of integrating technologies such as air-source heat pumps and MVHR systems create homes that are ready for the future—low-carbon, economical, and resilient.

It’s a model that demonstrates what suburban housing can achieve when forward-thinking construction meets thoughtful architectural design.

A New Standard for Kenley

The SIPS-built homes in Kenley offer more than just contemporary aesthetics; they represent a shift in values—a desire for homes that are efficient, beautifully detailed, and deeply connected to the landscape around them. With their refined simplicity and quiet technical sophistication, these three-bedroom properties set a new benchmark for modern living in Surrey.

They are houses designed not simply to be lived in, but to be lived well.

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