Hundred Acres House

Overview

Three gabled volumes in dark stained vertical timber are threaded together by flat-roofed links, so the house reads as a cluster of simple rural forms rather than a single block. The two principal gables are almost entirely glazed to their apexes, framing the mature trees around the site and pulling light deep into the plan. A stone terrace runs along the garden front, with a partly sheltered dining terrace tucked under the link and a lounge set out on the lawn side. Inside, the vaulted kitchen follows the same gable, with a long stone island, timber cabinetry and a triangular window looking out over meadow planting.