Appearing as a sensitive restoration of the historical cottage, new detail and materials take on a hand crafted and unexpectedly high-end bespoke quality. The footprint at the rear may remain, but the volume of the north facing addition is drastically and functionally re-imagined taking a long and skinny space and exploding it into the outlook. Marble and timber bring a warmth to interiors that could double as an art gallery but still feel accessible as a home.

It’s the secure and stately comfort of Victorian proportion mixed with the delight of contemporary compression and release.

Builder _ Bower Construction and Design

Joiner _ GAP

Landscape _ Peter Stubbs

Photographer _ Caroline Cameron