This new project, a former builders’ yard in the Cotswolds, by Studio MacLean, showcases the design and build skills of Jason and Jenny Rose MacLean
. MacLean’s 15-year tenure at the property, which he’d bought as one of the first-ever transactions through The Modern House website, recently came to an end. Together with his wife, Jenny Rose MacLean, the family needed more space. ‘I was so in love with the Camberwell house,’ MacLean admits, ‘[that] if we ever did something else, we knew we’d have to do as good or better.’ Moving west to the Cotswolds not only got them more space but invited a whole new perspective on design and interiors.
The family rented a house just across the road, making long working days somewhat easier and more convenient. The listing proved not to be a barrier. ‘The planners were very sympathetic, so we were able to make some radical changes, like opening up whole floors,’ says MacLean. What is now their main living room, complete with centrepiece de Sede leather sofa, was originally an entire two-bedroom flat.Elsewhere, workspaces and storage areas had to be converted to domestic use.
For example, the de Sede DS-600 sofa is an original dating back to the mid-1970s, and once took pride of place at La Hautefage, the French farmhouse MacLean transformed into a chic retreat in the 2010s. Like the Camberwell home, the French property was sold to finance the new home and studio space. ‘This is our Cotswolds showcase,’ says MacLean, and it’s hard not to be seduced by this meticulously crafted blend of old and new.
The dining room includes a Christophe Gevers 'working table' for be.classics, 2001, and an original 1978 'Milan' bench, made by Tecno for Milan's Malpesa Airport
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