'Folding House' Wins the British Home Awards 2020!

The AR Team are thrilled to announce that Folding House has won the British Home Awards 2020 Large House of the Year!

This is the second commendation for the project, previously being recognised by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Awards earlier in the year.

Inspired by the site context and defining character, the intention of Folding House was to minimise the impact on the location and surrounding scenery by embedding the house into the hill side.

‘From the entrance to the site, the building emerges from the existing ground level, with a lightweight braced steel framed structure. This apparent single storey building provides no clues to the visual drama beyond.

Looking back at the building from the river, the wrapped concrete form provides raft slab support of the building at the garden floor level with the walls providing soil retention to the sandy earth beyond.’

Eckersley O'Callaghan

The scheme now sits within the hillside as a playful yet site specific response that will mature over time, enhancing the architectural distinctiveness of the area. The concept driven nature of the design creates a truly one-off house, acing to both complement the local area but also fit to the clients requirements as a lifelong home.

We would like to thank our client for the opportunity to work on such an original and unique project, and those that worked on the project to help bring it to fruition!

Engineers: Eckersley O’Callaghan

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AR Design Studio is an RIBA chartered architects practice, based in Winchester, Hampshire, specialising in elegant and imaginative contemporary new homes, extensions, renovations and multi-plot developments. AR Design Studio’s architectural expertise and flair has been recognised by winning a number of prestigious industry awards including the UK Property Awards 2019-2020, Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) South East 2018 Award and the RIBA South West 2017 Award, in addition to being longlisted for Grand Designs House of the Year Award 2018. With a comprehensive knowledge of planning, AR Design Studio has built a stunning portfolio of bespoke residential projects.

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