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Anna White

RIBA House of the Year: ‘inappropriate’, eccentric twist on traditional farmhouse named overall winner on Grand Designs

The Red House by David Kohn Architects

(Picture: Will Pryce)

An eccentric red brick farmhouse with flamboyant green window frames and eaves, and an oversized roof has been named as the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) House of the Year 2022.

The playful property can be found down a winding country lane in rural Dorset and showcases a variety of masonry patterns with bricks running in different directions. It was designed to look like a piece of modern art.

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