We were appointed to design a family home for a client in north Nottinghamshire, on a site that already had outline planning permission, but which had a poorly considered design accompanying it. The brief was to create a home that would evolve with a growing family, on an infill plot in a well established residential area. We fell in love with the Victorian walled garden that surrounded the plot and wanted to design a home that incorporated this and a mature tree that sat in the corner. The result was an elongated plan in the form of an L-shape which created a courtyard around the tree and views all the way through the house to the walled garden. In addition a simple balcony overlooks the front of the property allowing for stunning views from bedrooms front and back.