The landscape strategy re-established the site’s historic field structure, dividing the original pasture into a more layered and locally grounded landscape. A central move was the creation of 380 metres of new Cornish hedges, built using local granite in a traditional herringbone pattern associated with Bodmin Moor. These hedges define the domestic curtilage, form a stone plinth for the dwelling and help settle the architecture into the sloping terrain.

The design also introduced a light-touch architectural relationship with the landscape. Parts of the building float above the ground on post-and-beam supports, reducing physical disruption and allowing the land to remain legible beneath the structure. This approach supports the idea that the building could be removed in the future with limited long-term impact on the site.

Ecologically, the project transforms a poor-quality horse paddock into a richer landscape with species-rich meadow, linear wetlands, native tree planting, dormouse boxes, bat and bird boxes, a bat loft, swallow nesting areas and a SuDS wetland fed by spring water and treated runoff. The result is a proposal where landscape, ecology, drainage and architecture work together to support an exceptional rural home.