THE LONG HOUSE
NEIL CHOUDHURY ARCHITECTS
The Long House is a two-storey, new-build dwelling in Somerton, Somerset,
designed by Neil Choudhury Architects.
The 350 square-metre project is built into a steeply
sloping site and overlooks a pond, mill stream and garden
designed by James Alexander Sinclair. Conceived as a liberal
reinterpretation of local long houses, the plan measures
six-metres wide by 40-metres long with a traditional flat
gable end. A contemporary tweak is that the plan is cranked
around the central entrance hall and stairwell. All habitable
rooms face the garden to the south.
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The west wing is the social heart of the house, with the
kitchen, dining and sitting room located on the upper floor,
and arranged in a linear sequence leading to an elevated
panoramic view of the garden. The east wing contains the
master bedroom suite enfilade. This is arranged in order
of privacy: snug, master bedroom, master bathroom and
dressing rooms. The lower floor accommodates guest
accommodation, workrooms, a study, boot room, cellar,
pantry and other ancillary spaces.