RIBA award house built in marsh

[Rhiannon]

I realise the place isn't primarily for birdwatching but imagine one would see plenty of birds in that area, which looks lovely.

Can't see a bathroom or even a toilet and that would bother me but I suppose it isn't a house for living in.  Yet you'd still need a bathroom for a one night stay, surely?

The description says three rooms - living room, bedroom, bathroom. The tripod legs hide the pipe work.

[Rhiannon]

The beauty of such an area escapes me, I think marshes are very depressing, but each to their own.

The Essex marshes are true wilderness. Stunning sky scapes, abundant wildlife. It’s an edge place. You can feel like there is nothing beyond them.

[Shaker]

The Essex marshes are true wilderness. Stunning sky scapes, abundant wildlife. It’s an edge place. You can feel like there is nothing beyond them.

Flat littoral areas like Essex always do it best. Philip Larkin thought the same of the Holderness area east of Hull (read 'Here' - it's a stunner). The area of Lincolnshire around The Wash (Holbeach etc.) likewise.

[SusanDoris]

The skyline in such places is very beautiful, floo, quite amazing in fact, is often photographed and painted - which I would like to do.  The birdlife is wonderful too.  However, each to their own.  I'd visit but not stay, I think, wouldn't feel safe.

Whilst the house might be very clever in some ways it looks to me just like a holiday chalet on stilts except holiday chalets have shower and toilet!  If the 'facilites' are hidden, I wonder where.

If you follow the links provided up thread, you will see that there is a bathroom and that the services are there but hidden.

[Robbie]

The description says three rooms - living room, bedroom, bathroom. The tripod legs hide the pipe work.

Yes I had another look at the description and it does say that, don't think I read that far before, just looked at the pictures.

Oh well it is cleverly designed, no doubt about that.

[Rhiannon]

Flat littoral areas like Essex always do it best. Philip Larkin thought the same of the Holderness area east of Hull (read 'Here' - it's a stunner). The area of Lincolnshire around The Wash (Holbeach etc.) likewise.

Essex is not flat. That bit of it is though.

[Shaker]

Essex is not flat. That bit of it is though.

That's what I meant. MacFarlane country.

[Walter]

Flat littoral areas like Essex always do it best. Philip Larkin thought the same of the Holderness area east of Hull (read 'Here' - it's a stunner). The area of Lincolnshire around The Wash (Holbeach etc.) likewise.

I know this area , I stayed there for a while , its on the edge of the Colne estuary not far from Jaywick. To be honest , it has an unusual feel to it , sort of ancient , where people have tried to live but cant because its too difficult .
Unless you like mud and birds there's not much to do there. If I remember rightly there's a café near by.

[Shaker]

I know this area , I stayed there for a while , its on the edge of the Colne estuary not far from Jaywick. To be honest , it has an unusual feel to it , sort of ancient , where people have tried to live but cant because its too difficult .
Unless you like mud and birds there's not much to do there. If I remember rightly there's a café near by.

They're odd, sort of twilight zone places right enough. I like that, though.

They won't be around for much longer, however 

[Robbie]

I like that fact that the house is named after a bird, a wader.

I see it is in St Osyth which is a little town. There are plenty of pictures & information about St Osyth on the 'net.  The wild beach looks nice, unspoilt and I don't mind a relatively flat landscape.  The skyline is always so beautiful with birds flying. However I sort of get what floo is saying, there is a bleakness about it, a sense of isolation.  That's a useful state if you want to be introspective & contemplate but it's not for everyone.

[Rhiannon]

St Osyth is an odd place. All the villages down that way are. Lots of witchcraft and folklore, at least some of it related to smuggling.

I like bleak.

[Shaker]

St Osyth is an odd place. All the villages down that way are. Lots of witchcraft and folklore, at least some of it related to smuggling.

I like bleak.

Me too.

[Robbie]

I do at times, if I'm in the mood. I can see the attraction but I think I would draw the line about staying somewhere like that, I'd be nervous. It doesn't matter because I won't be staying there  !

Something I'd like to do is explore Essex and Suffolk. Maybe when Chas and I are retired, if we're well enough, we'll do that. Apart from the bits of Essex which are just outside London, I don't know the region except for Saffron Walden where I've been a couple of times with parents as my mum went to school there and liked it.

[Walter]

Me too.

It was okay for an extended visit but I didn't stay for long , I moved on to Mersea island, another strange place!

[Rhiannon]

It was okay for an extended visit but I didn't stay for long , I moved on to Mersea island, another strange place!

Mersea is bonkers.

[Walter]

Mersea is bonkers.

you're right but there's a lovely pub on the front called the Victory, spent quite a bit of time in there , not to say , money