After years of exposure to the harsh Dungeness environment, the Prelasti skin of Simon Condor Associates’ design award winning beach house has been well proven. AAC Waterproofing prefabricated the whole building skin to create the Rubber House which not only compliments its unusual surroundings, but also provides outstanding levels of performance and durability.

The original brief was to create a holiday home from a derelict 1930’s Fisherman’s hut. Although the project started as a conversion some 75% of the building fabric had to be renewed. This is due to the fact that when the original roofing and cladding were removed the softwood framework was found to be virtually non-existent.

The concept was to design a building in the context of the local squatter architecture that would both reinvigorate this tradition and capture the unique spirit of the place.

The decision to use Prelasti to clad the exterior of the building arose out of necessity: the team needed a material that would be simple, detail free and work well in a marine environment. It also had to be cost effective and relate visually to layers of felt and tar found on nearby buildings. The architect was also intrigued that AAC Waterproofing Ltd could manufacture the rubber made to measure and prefabricated with openings for roof lights and chimneys.