Farmworker's House

by Hugh Strange Architects

Client Private

Award RIBA South West and Wessex Award 2024, RIBA South West and Wessex Small Project of the Year 2024, and RIBA National Award 2024. Nominated for House of the Year Award 2024.

Farmworkers HouseJason OrtonWEBIMAGE1jpg — Farmworker's House © JasonOrton

This deceptively simple little house sits in a corner of a field on a working farm, a mile inland from the Cornish coast. The farm owner client commissioned the architects to provide accommodation for the farm manager, and the house has an agricultural tie. The entrance elevation faces a new livestock shed that houses the cattle the manager needs to look after. Newly planted trees and an existing woodland to the south help shelter the house from the elements. A courtyard contains domestic activity, discouraging its spread across the agricultural domain, and allowing the unmaintained field to be grazed right up to the outside walls. The relationships between house, shed, and landscape are carefully considered such that each retains its distinct character while working harmoniously as an ensemble.

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