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The Farmer’s House
New Farm House in England – Architects: AR Design
4 Sep 2017
The Farmer’s House
Architects: AR Design
Location: South Downs National Park, England, UK
Contemporary Farmhouse in South Downs National Park

Description The Farmer?s House acts as the UK base for AR Design Studio?s clients, who return to the English countryside from their travels to tend to their farmstead. Set on a private estate in the most western part of the South Downs National Park, the house?s rural location is its raison d?etre.

AR Design Studio were approached by the clients who were looking to add a completely selfcontained yet joined annexe, that would be a space for their children and grandchildren to ?take over? when they were staying.
The existing house had been subject to a number of previous alterations and extensions throughout the years which had led to it feeling mismatched and sitting uncomfortably on the plot.

The team at AR Design Studio proposed an extension and makeover that would wrap everything together in a unified and elegant form. The old and new are joined by a glazed link that sits between the existing house and the new annexe. The annex, which sits to the east, is surrounded by a large covered alfresco dining and relaxing area.

The terrace and pool sat centrally in front of the house are tied in with a large sweeping canopy a...