The house occupies a sensitive location within the walled garden of an historic country residence. The design draws on the inherent intimacy of the existing walled garden, engaging with the historic walls and outbuildings to define a building that is formerly and materially in-tune with its context.

The low rise linear form follows historic references from previous utilitarian structures within the garden and allows the builtin to sit inconspicuously within its site. The house orientates south with extensive glazing opening out to a newly landscaped garden with extensive new planting and terraces arranged to articulate the interior spaces. The low pitch roof is angled to shade the glazing - orienting over-heating while still allowing clear views to the exterior.

Drawing on the immediate vernacular, the design uses common local materials such as red brick and knapped flint to provide a material consistency. Elsewhere, regenerative materials are used with an expressed timber structure providing a natural warmth to the interiors and timber walls used natural insulation used to limit embodied carbon and provide a healthy environment.

The house’s form, orientation, fenestration and materials have been carefully considered to maximise potential for passive heating and cooling and thus limiting energy consumption. The roof orientation is designed to effectively host photovoltaic panels for onsite energy production, with remaining energy demand coming from ground source heat-pumps that maximise the energy potential of the site.