Mediterranean Courtyard House
An open-plan holiday home designed to take advantage of its southwest aspect, not far from the sea in Ibiza. It is a simple design with a contemporary interpretation of a classic Mediterranean home. Its spaces overlap and link to each other - through and across with repeated views of the sky and surrounding landscape. Within a protected, open courtyard, air is always flowing to keep the different functions of the house breezy and cool. Its material palette is reduced to local stone, warm plaster, terracotta, wood and natural fabrics. Together with an olive tree at its heart, the light traces lines across the house to provide a dynamic, living quality that remains calm and restorative.
Hotel in a Forest Clearing
Designed out of a natural clearing within Kielder Forest, this concept hotel is conceived as a quiet retreat immersed in the woodland. The building sits lightly within the landscape. Its sinuous form orchestrates a relationship to the woods, setting a series of paths, framing views and defining spaces in concert with the forest edge for sheltered spaces to gather, contemplate and enjoy. A restrained palette of materials and simple form allows the architecture to become part of the rhythm of the forest and its clearings by day. At night, the absolute blackness of the sky (the third largest protected Dark Sky Reserve in the world) sets another dimension in our awe of nature and the universe.
A House of Material Atmospheres
This house explores the capacity for materials to shape an architectural experience of space, light and atmosphere. Stone, timber, tiles, brick, and carefully choreographed colours work in concert, each with the capacity to hold the depth and tactility of the spaces they fill. Through careful combination and contrast, the project develops a domestic environment for a family of seven, where material presence is central to a rich sequence of architectural spaces throughout the course of the day.
A House of Material Contrast
This house is defined by the contrast between outside and inside. A faceted, Stratfordshire slate blue brickwork within a north-facing garden is set against a light coloured, luminous, materially warm interior. A sequence of vaulted and arched spaces unfolds, defined by a series of arches, fluted black columns, and oak and stone. The interior's soft tactility is set against the texture of the historic red and new black brick external envelope.
A House of Overlapping Spaces
This new-build house explores the relationship between open-plan living and more clearly defined rooms. A continuous spatial sequence connects living, kitchen and circulation areas, while a series of more defined spaces provide moments of pause and separation. The design balances contemporary openness, light and air with a sense of order and permanence, combining a fluid arrangement of spaces with more classic details and material choices to create a calm, timeless domestic environment.
Picture Window
A large picture window connects the house to the garden, establishing a continuous visual and spatial connection. With its double height, this extension links the upper floors with the lower ground floor kitchen and living spaces, allowing daylight and views of the outside to extend through the full depth of the section and unify the experience of the house across all floors.
