The clients worked closely and collaboratively with CSY to realise their vision.  At the forefront of the design was the desire to create a contemporary dwelling that did not significantly detract from the ability to experience, appreciate and understand the nearby Castle within the wider historic context.

Drawing on the vernacular form and existing grain of the village, the team conceived the new house as a dual pitch, interlinked single-storey house. Running  parallel to the road to respect the existing medieval grain, the ridge height was kept at the same level as the adjacent building, the Old School House.

A restrained, high-quality material palette was carefully selected, with blackened timber cladding and steel roof carefully detailed to appear flush and bring emphasis to the simple, vernacular form of the dwelling.