An unusual combination of existing farm buildings and new Modernist enclosures, Wood Farm in Suffolk is situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty that stretches as far as the eye can see. 

The brief was to create a rigorously contemporary house that was also sustainable and sympathetic to it’s surroundings. The property faces south to make the most of the interrupted views, whilst shielding the open courtyards on either side of the building from the strong prevailing winds that whip across the landscape. 

Inside, a series of new oak-clad rooms connect to an old galvanised zinc barn, which provides further accommodation. The materials used in the construction of the house connect with the natural surroundings: reclaimed handmade Suffolk bricks and terracotta tiles, galvanised steel, flint and green oak are fused with modern laminated timber and steel, oversized frameless glass and black zinc.