Outdoor Living

The Orchard Retreat

An old orchard reimagined as a place for long lunches, fires and summer evenings.

Location

Kent

Year

2023

Scope

Orchard restoration, outdoor living design, planting

Materials

Heritage fruit trees, oak furniture, gravel, dry stone

01 · The brief

Keep the character of a 60-year-old orchard and make it somewhere to gather.

02 · Design challenge

Protecting old roots while adding seating, a fire pit and paths.

03 · Concept

Light-touch paths and a sunken fire circle sit between the trees, not in place of them.

04 · The completed space

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