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The Long House in Somerton, western England
English Building in Somerset, western England, UK – design by Neil Choudhury Architects
25 Jan 2020
The Long House
Design: Neil Choudhury Architects
Location: Somerton, Somerset, UK

The Long House is a two-storey, new-build dwelling in Somerton, Somerset, designed by Neil Choudhury Architects. The 350 square-metre project is built into a sloping site and overlooks a pond, mill stream and garden designed by James Alexander Sinclair.

Conceived as a liberal reinterpretation of local long houses, the plan measures six-metres wide by 40-metres long with a traditional flat gable end. A contemporary tweak is that the plan is cranked around the central entrance hall and stairwell. All habitable rooms face the garden to the south.
The west wing is the social heart of the house, with the kitchen, dining and sitting room located on the upper floor, and arranged in a linear sequence leading to an elevated panoramic view of the garden.

The east wing contains the master bedroom suite enfilade. This is arranged in order of privacy: snug, master bedroom, master bathroom and dressing rooms. The lower floor accommodates guest accommodation, workrooms, a study, boot room, cellar, pantry and other ancillary spaces.

The house is orientated to maximise passive solar gain in the winter and provide protection from overheating in summer through the use of...