Caring Wood is an extensive country home for three generations of the same family, incorporating formal, communal and private spaces. Set in 84 acres in Kent, its brief was twofold: to embody the spirit of the English country house and estate in a design that would embrace its context and landscape; and to provide a sustainable home for life, both in the sense of carbon neutrality and in terms of a flexible design that can accommodate an entire family and evolve with them, potential being extended for future generations.

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Architects: Macdonald Wright Architects

Location: Kent, OH, United States

Architects In Charge: James Wright, Niall Maxwell

Landscape And Ecology Consultant : Spacehub

Landscaping Contractor : Landform Consultants
Project Year: 2017

Photographs: James Morris

Project Management And Design Advisor : Macdonald Wright Architects

Executive Architects : Rural Office for Architecture

Structural Engineer : Price and Myers

Planning Consultant : DHA Planning

Services Engineer : Synergy Consulting Engineers

Ecological Building Consultant : Conker Conservation

Acoustic Consultant : Neill Woodger Acoustics and Theatre Design

Groundworks Project Manager : Alex McLennan

Main Contractor : Cardy Construction

Groundworks And Structure : Hague Construction

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