Work project 3

Stone House

Local stone reinterpreted through modern form. Rooted in place.

Location

Cotswolds

Year

2023

Type

Residential

Tags

Stone, Cotswolds, Family Home, Walled Garden

Stone House is a 340m² family home set within a walled garden in the Cotswolds. The client — a returning family — wanted a house that honoured the region’s vernacular traditions while embracing contemporary living. We worked with a local quarry to source honey-coloured limestone, laid in courses that echo the dry stone walls of the surrounding fields. The plan is simple: a long, south-facing bar of living spaces that opens onto a sequence of garden rooms. Bedrooms occupy a quieter wing to the north, tucked beneath a sedum roof that merges with the hillside. Interiors are calm and luminous, with lime plaster walls, wide oak boards, and bespoke joinery throughout.

Credits

Lead Architect

Alex Mercer

Project Architect

Jordan Ellis

Structural Engineer

Elliott Wood

Stone Mason

Cotswold Stone Masons

Landscape

Colm Joseph Gardens

Photography

Rory Gardiner

Gallery

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Stone House — exterior view

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Interior detail

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Material and light