West Oxfordshire
Along a country lane six miles west of Oxford, a new OGA building is due for completion Spring 2022. Inspired by agricultural conversions – a staple in the area – this stand-out design marries bold layout choices with a traditional English country aesthetic.
The heavy, agricultural materials will continue indoors but the interior will be more fluid than any barn conversion. Intersecting circulation axes will lead to interlocking reception spaces. Light will be borrowed from neighbouring rooms, and a first-floor spa will feature a glass-bottomed pool over a formal dining table.
The horizontal axis in the first floor spa will be closely linked to the flat, rural landscape visible through its windows. Alongside the pool a full-length, folding window leads to a terrace balcony, screened and sheltered by oak-panelled balustrades and eaves
The West Oxfordshire house will be an exercise in a how an unassuming exterior can give way to a series of surprising interior moments.
Mid May 2021, the concrete pool basin and supporting steelwork was already aloft.
In early October 2021, the external walls were in place and the building wrapped.
