Tag: Retreat
58. House for Essex
We made our pilgrimage to ‘Julie’s House’ most commonly known as House for Essex. A jewel like chapel sitting within a green pasture with a background of the River Stour and an industrial horizon of Essex meets Suffolk. This building designed by FAT Architecture in collaboration with artist Grayson Perry is a homage to the fictional ‘Essex Gal’ character of Julie.
56. Astley Castle
The ruin was restored by Witherford Watson Mann for client the Landmark Trust. Destroyed by a fire in 1978, the original building comprised of various elements and extensions dating back from the 13th century. Witherford Watson Mann’s approach was to intervene minimally with new insertions whilst maintaining a memory of what had been there before. The project won the Stirling Prize in 2013.