The Balancing Barn offers a very special living experience. From the front, it looks like a small house that fits in rather well with the other local buildings: with its barn-like shape and metal sheeting. Viewed from the side, however, you will see an extremely long (30 meters!) and unusually constructed house. It cantilevers 15 meters over the terraced terrain. This creates quite remarkable views from within: In the front part of the house the rooms are at ground level, while in the rear you stand at tree height.
Through the entrance on the front side, you enter the eat-in kitchen, followed by four bedrooms (each with its own en-suite bathroom). In the middle of the house, a hidden staircase leads down into the garden. The living room at the end of the building offers beautiful views of the surrounding hills on three sides. Glass panels in the roof and the floor contribute to the impression of living in a floating house.
What to do
The area around the Balancing Barn offers plenty of activities for all ages, including walking, birdwatching, cycling, swimming and sailing. And you can explore local castles, restaurants, pubs and teashops.
Why we like this house
Spectacular architecture which makes for an extraordinary living experience.
This house is great for
Families and friends, lovers of architecture
Details
| Region | UK – United Kingdom, England, Suffolk, Walberswick |
| Name | The Balancing Barn |
| Scenery | surrounded by meadows and forest |
| Number of guests | Max. 8 people |
| Completed | 2010 |
| Design | Architecture: MVRDV, Rotterdam | Interior: Jurgen Bey, Rotterdam |
| Published | NZZ Bellevue (10/2022), schoener-wohnen.de 6/2017 and other |
| Specials | The house was built for the organisation Living Architecture. Living Architecture offers to rent houses for a holiday designed by some of the most talented architects at work today, and set in some of the most stunning locations in Britain. |
| Awards | RIBA Award 2011 (Royal Institute of British Architects) |
| Architecture | Modern |
| Accomodation | Holiday home |
| Criteria | 1-8 (house/apartment), Family, Garden, Hiking, Sea |
| Same Partners | A House for Essex, Secular Retreat, The Life House, The Long House, The Dune House, The Shingle House |
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