Millendreath is a small enclosed valley in south east Cornwall. As a currently neglected area, our masterplan for the 35 hectare (90 acre) site will provide a mix of uses, including holiday and residential accommodation, and new leisure, retail and business activities.

The design concept sees two storey houses using a limited palette of materials. The impact of the houses on the site is minimised by a combination of cantilevering and partially burying the buildings, thereby allowing the natural character of the hillside to drift under and over the development.

The houses are inverted, with the living spaces accommodated in an open sided, timber louvred box facing the view down the valley to the sea, and the bed accommodation in a stone plinth embedded in the hillside below.