A Home Among the Olives - 2018

An olive grove, a river and a need to unplug from the city grid - all inspired our clients to create a new home and way of life in the winterless north.

Energy efficiency and eco-build featured highly on their wish list - as was treading lightly on the land. We selected the optimal location for what was to become The River House - always with the overall site masterplan in mind:- an off-grid Airbnb destination, hosting visitors in their un-plugged slice of Utopia duly named Northlanding.

The home is modest and efficient - capturing early morning sun across the river, and framing views of unspoilt scenery. ‘Naked SIPs’ are painted to celebrate the building’s materiality, and polished concrete floors accommodate the four legged family members with ease.