Winter House Burton-on-Trent, New Staffordshire Home, English Residential Property Photos, Building
Winter House, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
2 May 2022
Five projects have been awarded RIBA West Midlands Awards
Winter House, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, central western England, UK
Design: Scott Donald Architecture

photograph © Daniel Hopkinson
Winter House, Burton-on-Trent, West Midlands
Jury Report
Uniquely for Winter House there was no design brief in terms of style or area, and instead, the client issued the Architect his impressive art schedule. While it?s apparent that Art is the central focus of the plan, through a meticulous attention to detail, uninhabited connection between inside and out – what has been delivered is a beautifully crafted home.
photo © Daniel Hopkinson
The site is semi-rural and bound by impressive, protected tree and enclosed with perimeter walls clad in the previous houses? brickwork. Externally, the building is dark, repressive within the wild setting, with the street frontage being primarily solid and private. The masculine material palette serves to minimise the impact of the building behind the protected greenery – a request by the conservation officer. However, to the private garden side, the building is wrapped with expanses of angled glazing – an extroverted aesthetic allows the building to connect with its architectural gardens at every turn.

photo © Daniel Hopkinson
While the two intersecting volumes a...