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White Heron

Architects

David De La Mare, Oliver Toussaint

Technical design

Location

Guernsey

Year

2025

Our design brings our clients’ vision for a beautiful new home to life, a contemporary build crafted for long-term flexibility and effortless living. By setting the building a storey lower than the previously approved scheme, the house settles naturally into its landscape, keeping its visual impact minimal and its presence calm. Conceived as a true lifetime home, it’s adaptable, efficient and future ready. A clear, rational layout paired with discreet service access and self-contained areas gives the family the freedom to evolve the space as life changes. Materially, the palette blends Guernsey granite with natural vertical timber, creating a refined, understated character that feels rooted and warm. Inside, light and landscape shape the experience. East-facing glazing frames long views of the neighbouring islands, while the main living spaces open onto a west-facing garden, giving the home bright, welcoming rooms that stay connected to nature all day long. A considered, context driven and confidently modern home. one that elevates the site and quietly achieves exactly what our client imagined.
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