Sitting at the heart of a gentle and picturesque landscape, this small house looks out upon open fields and mature trees in Suffolk.

Tucked into the undulating topography, Glen view is subtle in its design, discreet, with its treated larch cladding reminiscent of East Anglian barns. On approach, one sees a contemporary silhouette, accentuated by the black pitch on the timber coat. It is a modern cabin with a modesty of scale that combines with a crafted, geometric aesthetic.

At just £250,000, the budget required a degree of imagination to achieve as much as possible within limited means. The challenge was to create a kind of prototype for a new generation of modern country houses that would be relatively affordable but also contextual and crafted.