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9 + 8 December 2021
RIBA House of the Year 2021 winner : House on the Hill by Alison Brooks Architects
Extraordinary Gloucestershire farmhouse extension named UK?s best new house
RIBA House of the Year 2021 Winner – House on the Hill
House on the Hill, a strikingly contemporary extension to a Georgian farmhouse in Gloucestershire, designed by Alison Brooks Architects, has been named RIBA House of the Year 2021. The prestigious annual award is given by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) to the UK?s best new architect-designed house. The winner was revealed in the final episode of Grand Designs: House of the Year, on Wednesday 8 December at 9pm on Channel 4. House on the Hill by Alison Brooks Architects:

photo : Paul Riddle
House on the Hill by Alison Brooks Architects
To complement its arresting new wing, the 18th century stone farmhouse, which overlooks the Wye Valley in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, has also been meticulously restored. Together the farmhouse and extension create an extraordinary new home for the owners and their art collection. The three-storey farmhouse has been converted into one vast gallery space that seamlessly integrates with the contemporary extension.

photo : Paul Riddle
Larger than the original house, the new two-storey wing is set back, partially embedded into the hillside, with its dark tones...