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Fayland House
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General information
TypeResidential
LocationBuckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Completed2013
OwnerMichael Spink
Technical details
Floor area10,000 sq. ft
Design and construction
Architect(s)David Chipperfield
Architecture firmDavid Chipperfield Architects
Structural engineerAlan Baxter Associates
Main contractorSPINK

Fayland House is an architecturally notable house in Buckinghamshire, England, in the Chiltern Hills between the villages of Skirmett and Hambleden. Fayland House was designed by David Chipperfield Architects[1], with construction by SPINK. Built for SPINK founder Michael Spink[2] and his wife Maria in 2013, it is one of Chipperfield's rare private commissions. The private property was named best house in the 2015 Architectural Review House Awards.[3][4][5][6]

Fayland House is situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [7]

References

  1. ^ "David Chipperfield Architects – Fayland House". davidchipperfield.com. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Fayland House - Architecture - Domus". domusweb.it. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Is this really the world's best house? Neighbours hated Oxfordshire home so much they asked for it to be hidden". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Fayland House in Buckinghamshire by David Chipperfield Architects". architectural-review.com. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. ^ Fort, Hugh (18 July 2015). "Is this the world's best house? Architecture experts think so". getreading.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. ^ "David Chipperfield's "Radical" English Country House Considered "World's Best"". archdaily.com. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Fayland House". Retrieved 30 August 2018.

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