This modern retreat located in Wales, United Kingdom, was designed in 2016 by RIBA award-winning architectural designer John Pawson.

Description by John Pawson
Internationally acclaimed RIBA award-winning architectural designer John Pawson, creator of the new home of the Design Museum which opens in November 2016, has been commissioned by Living Architecture to create The Life House. The retreat is in a peaceful Welsh Valley, conceived as a space for calm and reflection. Living Architecture commissions leading architects to design houses that are available for the public to rent for holidays and weekends. Past commissions include FAT Architecture and Grayson Perry?s A House for Essex. The Life House is the seventh property, and the first in Wales. The design of the house, which sleeps six people, is based upon the concept of a retreat where serenity, contemplation and restoration are foremost; a place where a week-long stay will immerse the visitor in a zone of extreme calm and leave them revived and re-invigorated to resume their responsibilities in the world. Guests will be provided with a book produced by John Pawson and Living Architecture on how to go about fundamental everyday rituals whilst enjoying the solitude of The Life House. Included are chapters on conversation and bathing, as well as suggested recipes to cook and music to listen to during the stay. The building where the retreat unfolds is both simple yet luxurious. It is the result of five year...