At the core of its design, SHELTER will embrace and blend effortlessly into the natural landscape. The architectural design for SHELTER will retain the property’s agricultural character and celebrate local and sustainably sourced materials. 

 

The project will practice conservation and environmentally friendly methods to achieve not just carbon neutrality but carbon positivity.

 

Many of the existing barns and stables will be renovated and repurposed and new structures will be constructed alongside the existing buildings using sympathetic designs that dovetail with the local architecture and vernacular. 

 

To improve the landscape, which currently includes highly manicured fields and unkempt horse corrals, much of the site will be planted with native grasses, creating hundreds of acres of suitable grassland to benefit the local wildlife population. 

 

In order to further reduce impact and disturbance to wildlife, buffer areas of grassland will be created between buildings and around existing key habitats. 

 

Green roofs will be installed on many of the buildings to encourage biodiversity, not only to provide a net conservation benefit but to ensure the local wildlife habitats are supported and enhanced.  

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