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Jonathan Tuckey

Cascina . COMO

Jonathan Tuckey Design . photos: © Francesca Ióvene

Located in the Piedmont region of Italy, Cascina is the refurbish- ment of a 200-year-old historic farmstead complex into a home and studio. The renovation of the barn building is a strong exam- ple of the retention of the original agricultural structure and a sustainable method of retrofitting an existing building for a new domestic character. Continue reading Jonathan Tuckey

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Jonathan Tuckey

David Brownlow Theatre . Newtown

© Nick Dearden

Jonathan Tuckey Design . + domusweb

Jonathan Tuckey Design has completed a new theatre on the grounds of a school in southeast England. True to the practice’s commitment to ‘building on the built’, for which it has earned an international reputation, the new theatre plays a vital role in repairing and enhancing the existing campus.

The new, sustainable building has been carefully crafted to sit in concert with the neighbouring buildings and succeeds in turning what was once a featureless car park into an animated civic square. Horris Hill is a day and boarding preparatory school for boys aged between 4 and 13, set within a rural campus in Berkshire. It is located on 85 acres containing woods, sports pitches, and a kitchen garden. Outdoor education and extracurricular activity are fundamental parts of the school, both of which help Horris Hill maintain a whole-school community ethos. Continue reading Jonathan Tuckey