Ashfold House
Sussex, UK
Ashfold House, despite its relatively small size, has been designed so as to project the architectural gravitas and sophistication of a country house. The exterior is clearly inspired by John Soane, with the most direct references being Soane's house in Lincolns Inn Fields and Pitzhanger Manor, Ealing, reflected in the south and north elevations respectively. Just as Soane was excited by the possibilities offered by new technology, John Simpson has taken delight in incorporating modern systems such as underfloor heating into the scheme; many other modern elements such as burglar alarm sensors are beautifully integrated into specially designed housings which allow them to blend in seamlessly with the building.
Ashfold House
Sussex, UK
Ashfold House, despite its relatively small size, has been designed so as to project the architectural gravitas and sophistication of a country house. The exterior is clearly inspired by John Soane, with the most direct references being Soane's house in Lincolns Inn Fields and Pitzhanger Manor, Ealing, reflected in the south and north elevations respectively. Just as Soane was excited by the possibilities offered by new technology, John Simpson has taken delight in incorporating modern systems such as underfloor heating into the scheme; many other modern elements such as burglar alarm sensors are beautifully integrated into specially designed housings which allow them to blend in seamlessly with the building.
Ashfold House
Sussex, UK
View of the house looking from the garden showing the conservatory on the west side and a terrace on the south.
Ashfold House
Sussex, UK
The north façade is designed as a triumphal arch. The doorcase for the front door is contained within a central vaulted archway recessed into the façade of the building. The layout incorporates several vistas within the house. This photograph shows a view of the parkland on the garden side seen through several spaces from the front door of the house.
Ashfold House
Sussex, UK
To give the house a spacious feel, the entrance hall is arranged as a double height space with a library at the upper level. The hall is top lit through a series of rooflights and an elegant glazed dome. A sophisticated underfloor heating system has been incorporated into the design, which makes it possible to link spaces between floors together without causing uncomfortable draughts.
Ashfold House
Sussex, UK
To give the house a spacious feel, the entrance hall is arranged as a double height space with a library at the upper level. The hall is top lit through a series of rooflights and an elegant glazed dome. A sophisticated underfloor heating system has been incorporated into the design, which makes it possible to link spaces between floors together without causing uncomfortable draughts.
Ashfold House
Sussex, UK
This picture shows a view of the breakfast room bay on the east façade of the house. The bay also contains the half landing to the main stair at an upper level. The upper part of the breakfast room is open to the half landing, another feature made possible by the use of modern technology, here, in the form of underfloor heating.
Ashfold House
Sussex, UK
This photograph shows a view of the interior of the conservatory, which has been designed as a tent, positioned within the formal garden outside the main body of the house.
Ashfold House
Sussex, UK
All the furniture and soft furnishings were designed especially for Ashfold. The cabinets either side of the mantelpiece contain a television and audio visual equipment.
Ashfold House
Sussex, UK
All the furniture and soft furnishings were designed especially for Ashfold. The cabinets either side of the mantelpiece contain a television and audio visual equipment.
Ashfold House
Sussex, UK
This bed, together with the tripod tables, the light fitting and the curtains, were designed to give the East Bedroom a flavour of ancient Greece. The design of the bed was inspired by a Roman bed from Pompeii, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
Ashfold House
Sussex, UK
The tripod table is in beechwood with a black ebonised bowl and urn. The design for the chaise lounge is in satinwood and upholstered in silk. The design for this piece of furniture was inspired by Jacque-Louis David's painting of Juliette Récamier in the Louvre museum in Paris.
Ashfold House
Sussex, UK
The table and chairs are designed in walnut, and the chairs are upholstered in black horsehair fabric. The door behind the table, which is the door to the basement cellar, is based on the design of an Egyptian false door signifying an entrance to another world.
Ashfold House
Sussex, UK
This Welsh dresser in oak was designed for the kitchen at Ashfold House.
Ashfold House
Sussex, UK
Ashfold House, despite its relatively small size, has been designed so as to project the architectural gravitas and sophistication of a country house. The exterior is clearly inspired by John Soane, with the most direct references being Soane's house in Lincolns Inn Fields and Pitzhanger Manor, Ealing, reflected in the south and north elevations respectively. Just as Soane was excited by the possibilities offered by new technology, John Simpson has taken delight in incorporating modern systems such as underfloor heating into the scheme; many other modern elements such as burglar alarm sensors are beautifully integrated into specially designed housings which allow them to blend in seamlessly with the building.
Ashfold House
Sussex, UK
Ashfold House, despite its relatively small size, has been designed so as to project the architectural gravitas and sophistication of a country house. The exterior is clearly inspired by John Soane, with the most direct references being Soane's house in Lincolns Inn Fields and Pitzhanger Manor, Ealing, reflected in the south and north elevations respectively. Just as Soane was excited by the possibilities offered by new technology, John Simpson has taken delight in incorporating modern systems such as underfloor heating into the scheme; many other modern elements such as burglar alarm sensors are beautifully integrated into specially designed housings which allow them to blend in seamlessly with the building.
Ashfold House
Sussex, UK
Ashfold House, despite its relatively small size, has been designed so as to project the architectural gravitas and sophistication of a country house. The exterior is clearly inspired by John Soane, with the most direct references being Soane's house in Lincolns Inn Fields and Pitzhanger Manor, Ealing, reflected in the south and north elevations respectively. Just as Soane was excited by the possibilities offered by new technology, John Simpson has taken delight in incorporating modern systems such as underfloor heating into the scheme; many other modern elements such as burglar alarm sensors are beautifully integrated into specially designed housings which allow them to blend in seamlessly with the building.