Living, Working, Creating in the Landscape
This ambitious redevelopment transforms a former equestrian centre and dog kennels—set within the Metropolitan Green Belt and High Weald National Landscape—into a dynamic and sustainable new community scheme. At its heart is a contemporary Paragraph 84 family home, designed to meet the highest environmental standards. this is accompanied by a connected creative hub and live/work dwellings. The scheme champions low-impact living, creative enterprise, and meaningful interaction with the surrounding rural landscape. Rooted in the site’s agricultural past, the vision is one of renewal, creating a place where people can live, work, and thrive in harmony with nature.
A Unified Scheme
The scheme is divided into three interconnected functions, represented in the accompanying Venn diagram: Live, Work, and Connect. These elements are designed to overlap—supporting a way of life that blends home, work, and community. Each part offers its own character and purpose, while collectively forming a cohesive and sustainable place to live creatively, work meaningfully, and engage with the wider landscape and people.
The scheme is divided into three interconnected functions, represented in the accompanying Venn diagram: Live, Work, and Connect. These elements are designed to overlap—supporting a way of life that blends home, work, and community. Each part offers its own character and purpose, while collectively forming a cohesive and sustainable place to live creatively, work meaningfully, and engage with the wider landscape and people.
Our vision is to create an environment for Creators that enables them to be connected through living and working to a creative community and rural landscape
The Clients
Paragraph 84 home
The clients have long shared the dream of building their own home, a place rooted in community, designed to grow with their family, and shaped around the way they want to live. This seven-bedroom home will include dedicated family spaces, creative areas, and calm zones for relaxation. More than just a house, it reflects a vision for a balanced, fulfilling life—brought to life through thoughtful architecture and a deep connection to place.
The clients have long shared the dream of building their own home, a place rooted in community, designed to grow with their family, and shaped around the way they want to live. This seven-bedroom home will include dedicated family spaces, creative areas, and calm zones for relaxation. More than just a house, it reflects a vision for a balanced, fulfilling life—brought to life through thoughtful architecture and a deep connection to place.
Live / Work
These two thoughtfully designed family homes integrate creative studio spaces, enabling residents to live and work in one place—seamlessly connected to their natural surroundings. Designed for families seeking a sustainable, connected, and creatively fulfilling lifestyle, the homes foster a strong relationship with the rural setting and the wider community. Each property will be sold as a freehold home, ideal for those who value working from home, being immersed in nature, and contributing to a vibrant, supportive environment.
These two thoughtfully designed family homes integrate creative studio spaces, enabling residents to live and work in one place—seamlessly connected to their natural surroundings. Designed for families seeking a sustainable, connected, and creatively fulfilling lifestyle, the homes foster a strong relationship with the rural setting and the wider community. Each property will be sold as a freehold home, ideal for those who value working from home, being immersed in nature, and contributing to a vibrant, supportive environment.
Community Hub
The Creator units are envisioned as a vibrant hub for artisans, makers, educators, wellness practitioners, and socially driven tech professionals. These sustainable commercial spaces will offer a mix of fixed and flexible workspaces—purposefully designed to nurture creativity, collaboration, and a deep connection to the surrounding rural landscape. Owned and stewarded by the client, the units will be rented to like-minded creatives, ensuring the Creator ethos is upheld and the community grows as a cohesive, inspiring force for good.
The Creator units are envisioned as a vibrant hub for artisans, makers, educators, wellness practitioners, and socially driven tech professionals. These sustainable commercial spaces will offer a mix of fixed and flexible workspaces—purposefully designed to nurture creativity, collaboration, and a deep connection to the surrounding rural landscape. Owned and stewarded by the client, the units will be rented to like-minded creatives, ensuring the Creator ethos is upheld and the community grows as a cohesive, inspiring force for good.
Site Plan
