Building their own home allowed the Wild family the best of both worlds –
a traditional farmhouse façade and hi-tech glamour within.
“Plots in the Cotswolds are like hen’s teeth,” says interiors and
silverware designer J.B. Wild. “But we’d had a tip-off that this one was
coming up for auction: 130 acres of fantastic land, with beautiful
hedges and all well maintained. It had been in the same family for 90
years and we were lucky enough to get it,” she exclaims, still delighted
at this piece of good fortune.
Just a stone’s throw from Bourton-on-the Water, a village voted one of
England’s prettiest, J.B., her husband, Chris, and their three children
had nabbed themselves an idyllic spot – and one on which their dream to
build their own home could be realised.
The fact that Chris is a residential property developer was a bonus. His
company, Wild Projects, specialises in new building techniques, both
high-tech and eco-friendly, and he’s incorporated many of these into the
build. “It’s great to be able to give new technology a go,” he says.
“The house is best described as Georgian farmhouse in style, but given
the levels of insulation and airtightness we’ve achieved, it’s
cutting-edge in function"...
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