Countryside Homes
Homes that let you live closer to nature
A home in the countryside offers the opportunity to build a different relationship with landscape, seasons and nature. We design houses that make the most of that opportunity, shaped by their views, orientation, topography and the particular character of their setting.
Over twenty years, we have designed and delivered homes across Green Belt, National Landscapes, agricultural land and Conservation Areas. Planning in these contexts requires a careful understanding of what makes a place special, alongside the imagination to demonstrate how new architecture can contribute positively to it.
New-build country homes
One-off homes in rural settings – designed to be architecturally distinctive, rooted in their landscape, and built to last. We work across Green Belt, National Landscapes, and open countryside designations.
Agricultural conversions
Class Q and other permitted development conversions, barn transformations, and reuse of redundant rural buildings, retaining character while creating thoroughly contemporary living spaces.
Selected countryside projects
Park House
A four-bedroom family home set within a wildflower meadow in a former Norfolk country estate, Park House is arranged as three linked pavilions that step down with the slope of the site and look out toward a pond at its southern edge.
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Gallery House
A new family home within a woodland clearing in the St Albans Green Belt, designed as a series of interconnected spaces that open towards the surrounding trees and landscape.
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Hennerton Backwater
A replacement family home in the Berkshire Green Belt, transforming a steeply sloping site between a country lane and the Hennerton Backwater into a home closely connected to its landscape and the water beyond.
Coming soon
Modern Barn
A steel framed agricultural barn converted into a contemporary home under Class Q permitted development rights, retaining the simple robust character of the original structure while creating generous, light filled living spaces connected to the surrounding countryside.
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20 years of rural planning expertise
Green Belt & National Landscapes
We have a strong track record of securing planning consent in the most protected rural designations, through rigorous site analysis, sensitive design, and proactive dialogue with local planning authorities from day one.
Agricultural & Class Q
We understand the nuances of permitted development rights for agricultural buildings, advising on viability, navigating prior approval, and designing conversions that make the most of existing structures without losing what makes them special.
Heritage & conservation
Rural Conservation Areas, listed farmhouses, and historically sensitive plots require a particular kind of care. We have extensive experience navigating listed building consent and working sensitively alongside historic fabric.
Tell us about your project
Whether you have a plot, a building, or just an idea, we'd love to have an initial conversation.