The Houseboat, Poole Harbour Architecture, English House Design, Images
The Houseboat near Poole Harbour
House and Interior Development in England, UK – design by Mole Architects and Rebecca Granger Architects
1 Nov 2017
The Houseboat, Poole Harbour
Design: Mole Architects and Rebecca Granger Architects
Location: Poole Harbour, Dorset, Southern England, UK
The Houseboat

Photos © Rory Gardiner
The 2017 Stephen Lawrence Prize, now in its twentieth year, has been awarded to The Houseboat, designed in collaboration with Meredith Bowles of Mole Architects and executive architect Rebecca Granger.

Built for clients who are architects themselves, this extraordinary house is the culmination of many years of designing and collaborating. The result is a spectacular home, conceived as two upturned hulls propped together, with breath-taking spaces facing the sea over Poole Harbour.
The Stephen Lawrence Prize was first awarded in 1998 in memory of Stephen Lawrence, who was taking steps to become an architect before his untimely death in 1993. Since its inaugural year, the Prize has been supported by the Marco Goldschmied Foundation and aims to encourage new, experimental architectural talent, celebrating and rewarding projects with a construction budget of less than £1 million.
Stephen Lawrence Prize founder Marco Goldschmied said:
?In an age where detail design and carefully crafted construction are all too often sacrificed to meet short term deadlines, the Houseboat is a we...