Key to the design solution was the client’s extensive brief and the desire to form a layout based on maximising natural light, views and the ‘feeling of space’. The brief seemingly split into three sections this included an open plan living and entertaining wing, a more private living and working wing and a recreational wing with a pool and gym to suit the client’s athletic lifestyle. The form was derived from traditional vernacular architecture whilst the ‘three wing’ layout and the use of single storey elements and flat roofs helped to break down the massing of the overall building composition. The material palette was carefully chosen to reflect the rural setting with the use of render, natural stone, slate and untreated vertical larch cladding. Contemporary detailing, large format glazing and zinc cladding have been used to give the house a modern edge.