A contemporary classical villa for private clients in Surrey. A lantern hidden in the middle of the building lights the triple-height hall. A wide staircase leads up to a first floor landing that surrounds and overlooks the hall below.

Note the elegant sash windows, set four inches back from the face of the wall, and the traditionally splayed brick lintels over. Such details do not add vastly to the cost but are vital for the success of the architecture.