Paddock House
name
Paddock House
location
Wiltshire village
type
Contemporary new home
service
Architectural Design
Design developed for a family home nestled into a sloping site.
This project is to provide a new contemporary home at the rear of a long garden plot within a Wiltshire village. Planning was secured through patient collaboration with the local authority to establish the principle in pre-application and develop detailed design that sits comfortably in the village context contributing to Tisbury.
‘We are really happy with the overall design and materials proposed’
Wilshire Planning Case Officer
The design addresses its immediate position at the end of a suburban housing estate without absorbing and being assimilated into its architectural style. The design therefore provides a transition between the suburban character on one side and the rural village character beyond.
The home is formed in two linked parts that allows the development to be phased in construction but also occupied as one family home or as flexible multi-generational living.
Materially the building is rooted in the local contextual stone at its base with an articulated timber volume sat on top.
We are now developing the technical design with a low energy off site manufactured timber frame. We ate looking forward to seeing this built in 2026.
Key conceptual design moves:
1. Dividing Mass - Building located on flat section of site for cost effective construction. Two wings offer flexible and inter-generational family living arrangements. Broadside elevations open to south facing garden and rear garden to north.
2. Rural Form - Street frontage is addressed with elegant gable frontage. Long distance views softened by pitched rural form. Inhabit loft space for three story build efficiency.
3. Local Stone - Ground floor plinth of local stone roots new home in local context. Recessed entrance hewn out of stone to retain simple form.
4. Textured Timber - Upper storeys represent a contemporary home building perched on top of the local stone plinth. Timber cladding with prominent verticals offers texture and articulation.
