A contemporary new build in the heart of Aldeburgh.  We worked closely with our client, a keen gardener, to optimise existing planting (well-established trees and topiarized shrubs) in the creation of harmonious, but distinctive garden spaces.

The house sits on a slope, partially punctuated by the remains of a large, Victorian rock garden.  

The main veranda overlooks a semi-circular lawn, with turf embankments sweeping round and defining deep shrub borders.  Porcelain ‘stepping stones’ accentuate the lawn’s form and lead through a wildflower meadow/orchard to the Pilates studio.

The old rockery has been restored and a wide, rectangular pool with weir has been installed in the gabion-clad retaining wall that negotiates the level change up to the porcelain-paved dining area, surrounded by a Mediterranean-feeling gravel garden.