BPN Architects has built a partially sunken house "purely from concrete" in the village of Moreton Paddox, Warwickshire.
Named Ghost House "on account of its ethereal presence on the site", the home is embedded into the ground so that it is only partially visible from the road.

"You get a glimpse of the property and get a feeling that there is far more to it that you can initially see," explained the client.
"The name also relates to the transparent beauty of the build both through its use of glass and the reflections from the pools."

The home has been designed to be dramatic, with the main entrance reached by crossing a reflecting pool before descending into a sunken courtyard.
This enclosed space is surrounded on three sides by steel-framed windows, while the home is entered through a simple black door set within a concrete wall as an "understated entrance into the house".
The entrance leads directly into an open-plan living and dining room that is fronted by a double-height glass wall that looks out onto another sunken courtyard.
"The sense of arrival and plan form of the house adds to the drama as you move through it, always within sight of a courtyard or light well," said Phill Shepherd, project architect at BPN Architects.

The main living space is arranged around a central island kitchen with a dining area at one end and sofas at the other.

A pair of symmetrical folded-steel staircases on either side of...