Rotunda House

A few years ago we were invited to pitch an idea for a new home for Prue Leith and John Playfair. Luckily for us they loved our contemporary re-imagining of the English country house.

The house features a prominent ‘Piano Nobile’, a raised ground floor containing the main living and public spaces, and is arranged around an existing barn which was incorporated in to the scheme.

The true heart of the building of course is the kitchen, where Prue was able to apply her long standing knowledge of perfecting their design. Prue, John and the house are featured in todays Sunday Times Home supplement, both online and in print.

  • Visit to project reaching completion - Some of our team recently visited a project which is reaching completion. It’s a multi-phased project and this first phase creates an annex for family members to live as they grow older. Situated in a farmyard, the form of the
  • We’re on The List by House & Garden! - We have been proud to be List members for the past 4 years. We are listed in the Directory and regularly featured in their Instagram Stories. Most recently our Low Energy Home was featured for a post on Open Plan Kitchen and Dining spaces.
  • Planning permission received for house in AONB - We have received planning permission for the extensive space planning of a house in Gloucestershire. The house sits in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and on a good sized plot. A project such as this presents an interesting challenge
  • Scheme for a GP’s Surgery - We have been working on a scheme to provide an improved GP surgery space within a Grade II* listed building. These sketches show a section through the existing listed terrace, restored gardens and mews building. By restoring the listed building
  • Grade II Listed Manor House wins an Award! - Our grade II listed manor house has won the Listed and Modern Traditional Residential Extension Architectural Award! The awards were recently featured in The Times Bricks & Mortar and we are thrilled with the result!
  • Section Sketches - We were asked to take a look at an existing scheme to ensure the most was being made out of the building and the site. We produced these sketches for the client to show alternative options on how their house
  • Grade II Listed House nominated for an award - Our Grade II Listed House has been nominated for an award! It’s currently appearing in the Listed Heritage Magazine published by the Listed Property Owners Club. It is being shown as an example of a sensitively designed extension to a listed building. It has
  • Flint and Timber House in Enki - The beautiful Flint and Timber House appears in the current issue of Enki – on the shelves now!  
  • Office Barn Conversion Progress on Site - The windows are being installed in two of the three barns at our office barn conversion project. The window installation is always a big moment. They are big units which can weigh up to 400kg depending on their size.  These
  • A visit before the clients move in - This is a local project that a few of us from the practice we were able to visit just before the clients moved in. As you can see, the new residents are brave with colour! It combines with a more
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