Riba 2019 award winner

This woodland retreat sits in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the Kent countryside. Approached via a sweeping drive, the building gradually reveals itself within the landscape. Inside, the house uses a simple palette of natural timber, stone, plaster and glass, the tines of the oak contributing to the feeling of warmth throughout. Jim Stephenson Jim Stephenson Jim Stephenson Jim Stephenson Jim Stephenson Jim Stephenson A local ragstone wall divides the two volumes to form the entrance. To one side the bedroom wing sits tall, and to the other, the single storey living pavilion appears to float out over the landscape.  Jim Stephenson Jim Stephenson Jim Stephenson The house uses natu... More