Blackbird

by Lyons Architects with Hamish Herford

 Client Private

Awards RIBA South West Award 2023 and RIBA National Award 2023 (sponsored by Forterra)

Blackbird, designed for a couple to enjoy their gardening and artistic pastimes, is sited in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and surrounded by protected woodland within the Cotswolds. On approach, the roof barely peeks above the walled garden and the modest, grounded entrance hall belies the awe experienced on rising to the elevated main floor where the living spaces are. A home that is truly a delight to enter and discover. 

Read the full citation from the RIBA Awards Jury on RIBA Journal.

Architectural Design Nicholas Lyons and Hamish Herford

Structural Engineer Momentum

Landscape Architect FFLO

Project Management LYONS ARCHITECTS

Environmental / M&E Engineer QODA

Arboricultural SJ Stephens Associates

Ecology MD Ecolgy

Gross internal area in m2 223