New Build Contemporary Arts & Crafts Farmhouse

About: Development Of Land With New Home, Pool, Garage, Studio & Gym

Location: Undisclosed

Project type: Private Residential

Status: Concept Stage – Design In Development

Concept plans for a new build home in a rural village designed with forms and materials reflective of the local traditional architecture, though treated in a contemporary manner.

Asymmetric in elevation and plan with cantilevering first floors and structural glass oriel bays, deep single pitch rooflines, wide oversailing eaves and tile hanging present a form evocative of the arts and crafts movement.

Exterior finishes are detailed to reflect design preferences ‘of the current time’. Expressed steel structure will replace traditional oak framing, and brickwork, whilst traditional, will be installed in unusual bonds with sections ‘perforated’ to introduce texture, interest and depth to a familiar material.

Sculptural chimney stacks ground the building whilst lofty internal vaulting provides intriguing volumes, allowing light to cast interesting shadows throughout the interior. Rooflights, galleried landings and structural glazed floors allow full appreciation of the building’s internal extents.