Hard Edges

Modern buildings of brick, glass and concrete are something of a contrast to the softer limestone blocks of the city walls reflected in the lower windows.

Zero House

York planners are ultra conservative, there are very few houses in the city centre that are anything other than conventional looking. Zero House is a refreshing exception. This picture does not really do justice to the stunning design as it only shows half the building, imagine another wing on the back of this with a gull wing roof joining both sides.
Finished in 2008 it is called Zero House as it sits below No 2 on the street and is almost carbon neutral. The site and house combined cost around £750,000.

As I took the picture several passersby stopped to chat, one hadn't noticed the property before(!) one was enthusiastic, whilst a third felt it was 'in the wrong place'.