The Black House

The Black House

In 2003 Meredith Bowles completed a timber frame home for his family and an office for his architect’s practice in the Fens village of Prickwillow near Ely in Cambridgeshire.

Black House by Mole

In 2003 Meredith Bowles completed a timber frame home for his family and an office for his architect’s practice in the Fens village of Prickwillow near Ely in Cambridgeshire. The windows on the west side provide a view to Ely Cathedral and the black painted fibre cement corrugated cladding lends the building a barn-like quality.

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