Large new house next to a National Park

A new five bedroom farm house close to Northumberland National Park is almost ready for occupation. It will be heated by a biomass boiler using fuel from the farm enterprise, and has solar panels fully integrated into the design concept which uses traditional materials and massing with a contemporary glazing form.

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Though I started my working life in London my family roots are here in the North-East – ‘this corner of the earth has a smile for me above all other places.’ Returning to join the practice in 1974, I have tried to develop an understanding of the region’s traditional built environment, particularly of it’s rural communities as a context for a contemporary design response. Repeated commissions and recommendation seem to suggest a reputation for continuing quality output.

Robin Dower, Partner