Since launching his practice in 2001 with The Lawns, which was
shortlisted for the Stirling Prize, Nick Eldridge has become renowned
for his beautiful bespoke houses. This book provides a wide-ranging
survey of his key projects up to the present day including the Manser
Medal-winning house, Greenways in Coombe Park. Eldridge is an
architectural storyteller: thoughtfully responding to different
landscapes, settings, histories, and clients, each house explores fresh
narratives, while at the same time, being connected by strong threads to
a cohesive body of work. Throughout the book Eldridge's work explores
and experiments: his houses feel fresh and different, lifted by an
innovative approach to tectonic engineering and form fused with a
passion for artisanal interiors, fine detailing, and characterful
materials. They show the architect's varied influences: from Arts &
Crafts and mid-century modern through to hi-tech design. The projects
analysed in the book are broadly divided into two main sections: new
build projects, and highly imaginative, responsive adaptations,
extensions, and reinventions of existing buildings.
