A groundbreaking low-carbon house under an arching green roof nestles in a gently rolling landscape and connects with a historic English walled garden

Designed by Kirkland Fraser Moor Architects

Ashraya is a new contemporary rural house located within the Chiltern Hills in Hertfordshire, England. The three-level building is sheltered beneath an arch covered with grassy meadow and opens onto new courtyards both sides.

The building form nestles into the surrounding gently rolling landscape and connects with a historic English walled garden.

An existing long straight historic flint wall is extended to swirl around the new courtyards, as well as over and above the arched roof, expressing a joyous and calligraphic form of engagement with the environment, reminiscent of 1960s land art. The house as designed by Kirkland Fraser Moor architects and was completed in spring 2022.