Burley Estate

Sensitive, modern insertions have transformed this Victorian stud farm into a modern-day country estate and gallery for a private art collection. A former stable building has been perceived as a Flooded Stable. When the doors are pinned open, water of the indoor pool laps against their slate thresholds, and the building appears flooded. Entering from the brick courtyard across a bridge, the interiors are defined by a minimalist palette of oak, slate and plaster. Each item, from joinery to roof trusses to the Cumbrian slate linings of the pool, was thoroughly designed and detailed so that the enjoyment comes not only from sight, but from touch. The brief for this project was to create a modern bespoke architecture that enjoys a sympathetic relationship with the existing context, allowing for special framed views between buildings and the landscape inhabited by commissioned pieces of sculpture.