architects and clients instruction, are all vital ingredients. Such is his reputation in the circles in which he now operates that his business does not advertise, and rarely does the 50-year- old, a carpenter by trade, shout about his work (although his Facebook page offers tantalising glimpses). Discretion is generally the order of the day. With one exception... when the owner of the South Cerney project has hired a certain interior designer called Laurence Llewelyn- Bowen. if you are one of those lucky enough to consider this within your reach, the house is for sale through The Modern House.com for £2,895,000. The website describes it as follows: “Merging discretely with meadows on a wooded hillside in the Forest of Dean is this exceptional eco- efficient, contemporary home, described in the Architects Journal as 'one of the most outstanding new houses in Britain in a decade'.
“Outhouse was completed in 2015 to a design by renowned architects Loyn and Co and was the winner of several architectural awards, as well as being shortlisted for the 2016 RIBA House of the Year and a RIBA Stirling prize.” As for Mr Milliner, surely he lives in a house worth mentioning too, in something akin to the lap of luxury? “I have two daughters. I live in a three-bedroomed semi,” he said, laughing at the very suggestion (we were not sure whether that also answered the any questions about where his money goes). And it sounds like that is just the way he likes it. “I still drive around in a van full of tools,” he added, just in case we were unsure whether or not this was all false modestly l
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and Christopher Milliner
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