The historical interest of Hurworth House lies in its exemplary status as a modest Victorian gentleman’s racing stables. This building typology is illustrative of the history and development of flat racing in Newmarket.

A significant portion of the original house was essentially wasted space, with multiple hallways, underused cellular rooms, a maze of corridors, dead ends and right angle turns. The solution was to sweep away all these muddled spaces to create an entirely new sequence of interrelated spaces, as well as replacing the old extensions with a rational modern addition.

The new part of the house has a dramatic presence, and by building it in the same Cambridge brick as the historic house it becomes contextually responsive. Internally, it has the feel of a library, top lit by a long central skylight and lined with wall and ceiling panels in French polished walnut. It is a rationalist piece that compliments the main building.