Unusually our house is upside down with the living accommodation on the first floor.  With a superb view to the south the house design is somewhat long and narrow but has the advantage that all rooms have the view.   The entrance hall provides a strong visual welcome due to not only its 10x3.6m size, but also that it continues right up into the roof void. This is emphasised by the south window which is on 2 floors.  The drawing room also has a roof void, large windows either side of the fireplace and with an overlooking gallery entered from the walk through attic.

From the main entrance the hallway to the west widens along its length and has a triangular feature window. The Study at the west end could easily become a fifth bedroom.  Bedrooms 2 & 3 are not large at about 3.3m square but are sufficient with the built in wardrobes - we preferred to have a nice hallway.   The master bedroom is about 5m square with an ensuite bathroom and shower.  A doorway under the cross landing leads onto the patio.

Two factors influenced us to have an upside down house - with the existing garage being at first floor level we would enter the house across a bridge and of course the view. The kitchen has a separate utility room and a built in larder. Our architect thought a curved wall on the dining room mirroring the gallery over the main door would look good, and provided a widening of the passage to the drawing room. Upon entering the drawing room via the double doors the cathedral roof is immediately stunning.   We decided to have a conservatory to the west to use as a day room to take in the view, use as a less formal eating area with particular use during those winter days.   A circular decking provides both an eating and relaxation area without the need to go down to the patio. In addition the Welsh hills can be seen through the gap in the nearby copse.

This provides a fourth bedroom and ensuite shower room and a walk through attic area for storage.  A bridge provides the link.  Although not shown on this view a gallery was added looking down upon the drawing room - it has no formal use, Graham just wanted one.