Copper Bottom review – a green marvel in every sense

Adrian James’s copper-clad, energy-generating new home on the outskirts of Oxford is a triumph of style and sustainabilityWe’re used by now to buildings that declare their greenness; that proudly display their timber construction or hemp panels or wind turbines for the world to see; that make an architectural story out of their care for the atmosphere. And why not. But a striking aspect of Copper Bottom, a new house by the architect Adrian James, is that, apart from being in the most