Name: Modern Activity
Address: 19 Warburton Road, London, London, E8 3RT, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)7941806766
Price range: $

Modern two-storey house with timber cladding and large windows sits in a landscaped garden with curved paths. Architecture by Gresford Architects.

Grassy field framed by trees and a distant grey modern building; a person walks a dog to the right at sunset. Architecture by Gresford Architects.

Wooden, cuboid house sits among trees, with a grassy meadow in the foreground; two people walk a path toward it. Architecture by Gresford Architects.

Person walking a dog along a dirt path through a lush meadow toward a modern grey building framed by trees. Architecture by Gresford Architects.

Modern two-storey house with dark timber cladding, large windows and a balcony in a landscaped garden at sunset. Architecture by Gresford Architects.

This new Passivhaus sits on a steep and wooded site just outside Oxford. Conceived as three cabins, each containing different functions, and wrapped in timber cladding and local stone, the central courtyard between contains the entrance and stairwell, with a climbing wall and giant hammock for lounging in, even while winter storms rage outside. Watch the space as this exciting new house emerges from the ground and takes shape through 2025 and into 2026.