New English Palladian Villa, Hampshire
A new country house at the heart of an agricultural estate
01 — The Ionic portico on the south façade allows the winter sun into the house while providing shade from the summer sun and a sheltered place for a table and chairs
The architectural language of this new country house at the heart of an agricultural estate explores the heritage of Palladianism. While the plan is closely based on an unbuilt design for the Villa Ragona at Le Ghizzole by Andrea Palladio, the exterior of the new house has a more English character. The materials used are a local red brick with Portland stone dressings and a Welsh slate roof. The interior of the house is planned around a central top-lit staircase, around which are rooms for entertaining and for family living.
The floor of the portico is in bands of Portland stone infilled with herringbone bricks laid on edge
The drawing room faces east and has a semi-octagonal bay window
Main staircase rising through the middle of the house in a single flight
PartnerGeorge Saumarez SmithSectorCountry EstatesLocationHampshire, United Kingdom COLLABORATORS
Interior decorator, William Graham of Beckett & Graham
Garden designer, Guy Thornton