Wimbledon villa
A 15,000 sq ft villa in the Wimbledon Conservation Area, heated, cooled and supplied with hot water from the ground.
- Site
- Two acres, Wimbledon Conservation Area
- Works
- Refurbishment, extension, new basement, outdoor pool and tennis court
- Our role
- Full mechanical, electrical and public health design
- Team
- Studio Indigo, architect and interiors · Olivia Outred, interiors · Seacon, builder
The brief
An extensive refurbishment and extension of a private villa, adding a substantial basement, landscaped grounds, an outdoor swimming pool and a tennis court.
The house sits in a conservation area, so external plant had to be kept to a minimum without compromising comfort, efficiency or the pool.
Key moves
One renewable heat source for the whole estate
Ground source heat pumps provide space heating, domestic hot water and pool heating from a single borehole array.
Cooling that rejects heat to the ground
The cooling system is tied into the same boreholes, using the ground rather than outdoor condensers to reject heat, which raises efficiency.
No significant plant in the garden
With heat going to and from the ground, the landscape and the house in its conservation setting are left uncluttered.
How the system works
Simplified schematic
Planning a heat pump scheme?
Send over the drawings and a short brief, and we will come back with a fee proposal.