Design studio Timber Design completed the Allies Farmhouse in 2012.
This World War II airbase located in Essex, UK was transformed into a beautiful farmhouse. The architecture of the house does echo the airbase but the primary driver of the design – is the regular family farmhouse. The great opportunity of building a new house at an old site – is that you can use modern material and modern installations such as double glazed and triple glazed windows to create a very thermal efficient house. This has been one of the main ideas behind the farmhouse. The timber setup is made possible by the special steel detailing. The house thereby has a lot of other possibilities compared to other regular timber houses. The building is design as two linear elements lined together by two similar walkways – which form a nicely put courtyard in the middle. The courtyard provides the kids with a safe environment and a safe haven from that of working at a farm. From the living room at ground floor to the children’s bedroom in the tower (with a 360 degree panoramic view) this house reveals stunning rooms. Theo, Stella and Silvia (the Gray kids) now live in a house they can only brag about in school. If you imagine you were to start the experience from inside the house – you would never dream that the exterior look like this. All rooms are fully functional and up-to-date and the interior design is simply astonishing. So is the design from outside – but the contrast is beyond your imagination.
Photos by : Simon Maxwell, Sam Morgan Moore
