South Indian Village House Designs
Paul Riddle (courtesy of RIBA)
House on the Hill, a contemporary extension to an 18th century farmhouse in Gloucestershire, has won the RIBA House of the Year 2021 award.
There were some extraordinary projects this year and over four weeks the shortlist had been unveiled on Channel 4's Grand Designs: House of the Year, presented by Kevin McCloud alongside Damion Burrows and Michelle Ogundehin. Seven houses were in the running for the coveted award, from a skinny house in London to a steel water tower in Norfolk, but it's this house extension in Gloucestershire (pictured above) combining architecture, landscape, inhabitation and art, that impressed the most.
'This is an extraordinary labour of love in architectural form,' said RIBA President, Simon Allford. 'This geometric design skilfully fuses together the old with the new – connecting two architectures separated by over 300 years. Every detail has been meticulously considered and exquisitely finished, resulting in a truly remarkable home that enhances its unique setting.'
The RIBA House of the Year award, established in 2013, celebrates excellence and innovation in home design and highlights the UK's best new architect-designed homes or house extensions. The awards are led by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), a global professional membership body that serves its members and society to deliver better buildings and places, stronger communities and a sustainable environment.
Take a look at the RIBA House of the Year 2021 shortlist below:
- The Water Tower – a 1950s steel water tower converted into a home in rural Norfolk.
- House on the Hill – an imaginative, contemporary extension to an 18th century farmhouse in Gloucestershire overlooking the Wye Valley.
- The Slot House – a two-storey 'skinny house' inserted into a disused alley in Peckham.
- Theo and Oskar – a 1930s bungalow in Surrey that has been remodelled and extended to create a fully accessible, open plan family home.
- House in Assynt – a sustainably built timber home with spectacular views on the west coast of Scotland.
- The Outfarm – an exquisite conversion of an early 19th century stone barn, once used to house prize cattle in Devon.
- Corner House –a new end-of-terrace house which balances past and present.
1 WINNER: House on the Hill by Alison Brooks Architects
House on the Hill is a contemporary extension to a small 18th century farmhouse in Gloucestershire, overlooking the Wye Valley.
Winner of the RIBA House of the Year 2021 award, this property has been transformed in a four-phase programme over 10 years. Now it's a very special place that's both a home and a gallery of Indian and African sculpture.
The first phase converted the original farmhouse. On one side, three storeys have combined into one complex new space to make an intimate display room.
Whilst the actual extension is larger than the original house, there are some wonderful features. The beautiful staircase houses a grid of small sculptures and doubles up as a gallery, the upstairs rooms are full of light, and niches and recesses add to the playfulness of the space.
Elsewhere, the deep brown fibre cement cladding, a nod to the nearby Forest of Dean, contrasts with small flashes of highly polished stainless steel.
Whilst ground and air source heat pumps and solar panels reduce the building's overall energy consumption, an extensive green roof with native wildflowers reduces rainwater loss. Plus, the surrounding grounds have been revitalised with new wildflower meadows and orchards, bordered by pollen-rich hedges.
• Location: Lydney
• Contract value: £1,950,000.00
2 The Water Tower by Tonkin Liu
The Water Tower, an extraordinary family home in Norfolk surrounded by fields and situated above and to the north of the local village, is the result of a derelict structure being brought back into viable use.
With an effort to preserve and retain as much of the original structure as possible, The Water Tower is the perfect example of how an unloved redundant structure can be given a new sustainable life through intelligent design.
• Location: Norfolk
• Contract value: £575,000.00
3 The Slot House by Sandy Rendel Architects with Sally Rendel
The Slot House in Peckham, South-East London, simply and modestly illustrates what architects do – finding the beautiful and seemingly inevitable from the meagre and ignored. A two storey skinny house now fits into what was once a disused alley, rewarding its occupants with credible habitable spaces filled with light.
• Location: London
• Contract value: £224,000.00
4 House for Theo and Oskar by Tigg + Coll Architects
This project is witness to the client's commitment to their children's – Theo and Oskar's – quality of life to find a solution in a highly imaginative way.
Theo and Oskar suffer from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and the challenge was to remodel a small family cottage into a home that would cater to the children's developing needs, taking into consideration their reducing mobility and interaction with their environment, both now and in the future.
• Location: Surrey
• Contract value: Not disclosed
5 House in Assynt by Mary Arnold-Forster Architects
House in Assynt is an example of sustainable and considered architecture, which makes as minimal an impact on its environment as is possible, yet which leaves a lasting legacy for its occupants to enjoy.
Described as 'an exquisite study in volumetric space and light', the quality of natural light and the well-balanced proportions of the spaces culminates with a breathtaking view over the mountains.
• Location: Perthshire
• Contract value: Not disclosed
6 The Outfarm by TYPE Studio
A story of family ambition with father, son and partner, this building was found by chance, as a ruin on a plot of land with no permission for re-use.
This unique and rediscovered barn was a place for prize cattle, and has now been transformed into what is being described as a monument 'approaching work-of-art status' and 'a gem in the rough'.
• Location: Devon
• Contract value: Not disclosed
7 Corner House by 31/44 Architects
Amongst a row of Victorian terraced houses in South London lies Corner House. This new end-of-terrace house is welcoming and deceptively spacious. The playful subtlety of the design is a highlight, notably the pale and elegant brick.
Throughout there are references of Victorian elements from the neighbouring houses – including blind windows, cornices, and what from the outside looks like a rear conservatory but is, in fact, a bedroom.
• Location: London
• Contract value: Not disclosed.
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South Indian Village House Designs
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