Old concrete bunker got a second life (10 photos)

Architects, together with civil engineers, turned the bunker during World War II into a two-bedroom summer holiday home and large window.





In this Second War concrete bunker in the south of England housed the Chain Home radar transmitter from early 1941 until withdrawn from operation in 1956. Most likely, he was expecting the same as hundreds similar structures - oblivion and slow destruction.



However, he was destined for another, happier fate. Enthusiasts of the architectural studio Corstorphine & Wright together with by Symmetrys engineers presented a half-forgotten engineering rarity long-gone war a second life, turning it into a modern cozy holiday home.





Most of the total internal area of the house - 60 square meters. m. - falls on the living room, which offers a magnificent view across glazed, skillfully recreated opening. In addition to the living room, the house has bathroom, two bedrooms and a dining room.






According to the head of Corstorphine & Wright architect Johnny Plant, the most difficult part of the work was the reconstruction of parts, which made it possible to preserve the concrete, insulation and waterproofing of the original structures.



Otherwise, the authors of the unusual residential building had to to re-do waterproofing, cover it with earth and even move it to another place.






Bunker house layout



Ascetic, brutal interior design complement the concrete walls remaining almost in their original form. Working on the opening, the authors of the project tried to reproduce the breach, formed as a result of the explosion of a German aerial bomb, which Surprisingly harmonizes with spacious sliding windows.