Percy Cottage

by Elliot Architects

Client Private

Awards RIBA North East Award 2024 and RIBA North East Regional Project Architect of the Year Award 2024

The Grade II listed Percy Cottage, located in the conservation area of the Northumberland town of Morpeth, is nestled between the winding River Wansbeck and the local high street. The client was bold in their brief to maximise space for their growing family, pushing the architects to test the limits of the constrained site and heritage context. The design is successful in integrating two additional contemporary wings of differing but complementary architectural styles while being respectful to the existing building’s fabric and its setting.

Read the full citation from the RIBA Awards Jury on RIBA Journal.

Contractor D P Builders Ltd

Structural Engineer James Christopher Consulting

Landscape Architect Luke Arend Garden Design

Gross internal area in m2 123