1. View from a neighbour's window
2. A proud client
12. Lunch with the clients
1. View from a neighbour's window
Date: 2018
Firle, East Sussex
Budget: <£50,000
South Downs National Park
The Stable
Will's grandfather, John Schwerdt, converted The Stable in 1988, winning a Civic Trust Award. In 2017, church wardens and passionate gardeners Liz and Jen asked us to replace its conservatory. This was a challenge because the site was a dark corner under a high flint wall. To steal light and to get big views towards the Sweet Chestnut at the end of the garden, we built a room with a periscope lantern and a lifted roof. The building is painted estate green with strong white steel columns, a nod to John's design - potting shed modernism.