A Village House in Norfolk

This is a replacement dwelling for a fine site on the edge of an attractive village in North Norfolk, close to the Sandringham Estate.  Designed by our senior director Rupert Cunningham, working closely with our clients who have a strong interest in design and detail, the house draws on local Georgian vernacular examples.

Walls are in lime washed render with a black glazed pantile roof, and with a service wing in brick and flint.

Planning was obtained in 2022, a significant achievement given that the existing house on the site was a much smaller bungalow. We are looking forward to commencing construction and detailed design drawings, working with a local architect to deliver the project.

A North Yorkshire Farmhouse

This is a design for an entirely new farmhouse for young family in North Yorkshire. Designed by our senior director Rupert Cunningham, who lives in the county, the design draws carefully on local traditions to create a large new classical farmhouse.

The design is for a building where the massing and forms intentionally reflect the language of the 17th, 18th and 19th century Yorkshire farms, with a cluster of buildings of different detail, scale and massing – it is a large house but one that nestles within its fine landscape settling, without dominating or shouting ‘new build’. Rupert’s usual combination of highly authentic detailing, fine proportion and restrained architectural language are at their best here.

The visualisations show different iterations the facade design, three and five bays, that we investigated with our client before planning submission.

Built of local stone, the building will be highly energy efficient in construction and operation.

A Scottish Farmhouse

For a large estate in the Highlands of Scotland, this is a new family house designed by our senior design director, Rupert Cunningham.

The house was designed to be built to a budget, but has a great sense of scale and underlying elegance to its simple, Georgian vernacular form. Double hung sash windows with simple stone surrounds and softly lime harled walls sit beautifully within an entirely natural landscape.  Drawing closely on traditional forms, the main accommodation is contained under a simple hipped-roof building, with a two storey service wing to the side.

This a simple and classic building that demonstrates the power of good design in elevating the ordinary to something beautiful and special.

Now constructed, these images show our design intention through CGI rendering, which we use on many of our projects to perfect design and detailing and to demonstrate to owners exactly how their house will look and feel upon completion.