Bunch Lane House

Bunch Lane House is a 300sqm contemporary dwelling on a quiet rural lane in Haslemere, where the urban edge dissolves into open countryside. Built on the site of a dilapidated 1930s bungalow, the home is a complete new build, conceived as a modern interpretation of the rural barn vernacular, drawing on the simplicity, robustness, and linear proportions of traditional agricultural buildings while delivering a refined, light-filled family house.

A restrained material palette of brick and timber cladding defines the home's architectural expression, chosen for durability, natural warmth, and the ability to weather gracefully over time, allowing the house to settle comfortably among the surrounding trees and the wider rural setting.

The entrance sits on the north side, opening into a generous kitchen, dining, and living space beneath 2.7-metre ceilings. Full-height sliding panels bring flexibility to the ground floor, allowing the formal sitting room to be closed off or drawn into the open living area to form a single 17-metre entertaining space. To the south, floor-to-ceiling sliding doors frame views of the mature garden, dissolving the threshold between inside and out. Thirty square metres of south-facing glazing maximises passive solar gain through the cooler months, set back 800mm beneath the upper level to provide natural shading and prevent overheating in summer. Above the staircase, a two-metre frameless skylight frames the canopy of a copper beech tree, an ever-changing aperture to the sky, animated by passing clouds and the turning of the seasons.

Externally, the home's barn-inspired silhouette sits quietly along the country lane, offering a considered presence that respects its rural setting rather than competing with it. Bunch Lane House is ultimately about belonging, to its landscape, to its setting, and to the rhythms of a family life shaped by light, season, and place.