{"id":1585,"date":"2025-10-01T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/?p=1585"},"modified":"2025-10-06T10:46:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T10:46:53","slug":"selencky-parsons-builds-south-downs-home-that-looks-like-three-cottages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/selencky-parsons-builds-south-downs-home-that-looks-like-three-cottages\/","title":{"rendered":"Selencky Parsons builds South Downs home that looks like three cottages"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Bulls<\/div>\n

London studio Selencky Parsons<\/a> has completed Bulls Barn, a family home in the south of England that looks like a cluster of small buildings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Located in the South Downs National Park, the house was designed to resemble a trio of cottages, with walls that combine terracotta-toned clay tiles with raw flint<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Bulls
Bulls Barn is located in England’s South Downs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By dividing up the building volume, Selencky Parsons<\/a> was able to make the house feel cosy and intimate despite its 540-square-metre size.<\/p>\n

The aim was to create a practical home for the owners \u2013 a couple with grown-up children \u2013 while also making it easy for the extended family to frequently come and stay.<\/p>\n

\"Aerial
It was designed to sit comfortably in the landscape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The broken-down massing is also designed to allow the house to nestle comfortably into its landscape setting amongst the existing mature trees on the site,” said architect and studio co-founder David Parsons.<\/p>\n

“From the surrounding fields, the house is viewed more as a collection of smaller structures with varying roof orientations set within the trees, rather than one overbearing large house,” he told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

\"Clay
The building volume is divided across three connected cottages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is a clear distinction between the upper and lower volumes of the three-storey property, highlighted by the change in materials.<\/p>\n

The clay-tile-clad upper volumes are more clearly split into three blocks, each with a gabled roof. One functions as a self-contained two-bedroom flat, while a further six bedrooms are distributed across the other two.<\/p>\n

\"Flint
Exterior walls combine flint with clay tiles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The ground-floor layout is more fluid. The flint walls are interspersed with large expanses of glazing, creating a more flexible arrangement of communal family rooms.<\/p>\n

The architects chose flint because it is readily available in this part of the country.<\/p>\n