Once upon a time there was a man who had a dream about the ideal British holiday. So he bought a large piece of land by the sea in Suffolk and set about creating a fantasy village that embodied the perfect seaside experience. Quaint buildings in mock-Tudor style? Check. A...
IF_DO’s resolutely contemporary coastal retreat swims against the tide in the quaint seaside village of Thorpeness, Suffolk
Once upon a time there was a man who had a dream about the ideal British holiday. So he bought a large piece of land by the sea in Suffolk and set about creating a fantasy village that embodied the perfect seaside experience. Quaint buildings in mock-Tudor style? Check. A picturesque long shingle beach? Check. An idyllic lake with little islands, a golf course, a family atmosphere, and an architectural folly in the shape of a converted water tower? Check, check, check, check.
Views towards the beach and respect for the architectural context and nature were just as important in the design process as the clients’ wishes, which involved mostly programme and practicality, as they were less fixated on a particular aesthetic. ‘They live in a traditional Victorian farmhouse, so our design really puts them out of their comfort zone in many ways,’ says Al Scott, who set up IF_DO in 2014 together with Sarah Castle and Thomas Bryans. ‘But they were unbelievably trusting.
When the floor-to-ceiling living space windows are drawn back, the whole ground floor opens to the elements, leading the eye towards carefully planned sea vistas between the houses on the opposite side of the street. ‘It’s a serene, calm environment that is open and exposed in the best way. In the summer, when it’s all open, people passing by stop and gawp,’ Scott continues. ‘And I can tell you, it divides opinion – as every piece of good architecture should.
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