Occupying a glorious position overlooking the rolling hills of England’s South Downs National Park, this new house by Sandy Rendel Architects is a testament to the value of careful, quiet refinement. Set on a gently sloping plot in West Sussex, the residence presents an almost neoclassical face to the world.
‘In a way, it was hard to go wrong with the site,’ says Rendel, ‘’We just had to reveal the landscape to the building – the weather patterns and light are constantly changing.’ The most dominant feature is a series of five thick columns that march
