Pendants That Could Be Cheese Graters Are Just the Start of This U.K. Retreat’s Charm

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Project Details:

Location: Suffolk, England

Architect: MAP Architecture / @map_architecture

Architect: Jon Broome Architects

Footprint: 3,088 square feet

Builder: MS Oakes Ltd

Structural Engineer: Structure Workshop

Cabinetry Design: Kestrel Kitchens Ltd

Timber Cladding: Kebony

Photographer: David Valinksy / @david_valinksy_photography

From the Architect: "Creek Cabin started as an experiment in creating a low impact home for future living whilst conserving the local flora and fauna. The result is a building which sits within the site with the grace of a living object. It is largely constructed out of natural materials and has a swathe of living elements which enhance the connection with the surrounding ecology.

"The clients owned a small holiday cottage on the site whilst living in London for work. They wanted to move out of London and live on the site and therefore needed a more suitable dwelling which would meet their spatial and environmental needs. The brief was to create a new building which would enhance the surroundings, respect the environment, deal with the risks from flooding and poor access while meeting very high energy standards, appropriate to the 21st century and sustainable into the future."