DRIFT Journal

Words by Jamie Crocker | Images by Rebecca Hope Photography A seventeenth-century hamlet re-energised for modern stays. Combinations of flora wrap around the pool There is something faintly mischievous and possibly evanescent about naming a place after ornament. In many hands, adornment suggests surface and display, but at Cottage Orné, near Looe, in Cornwall, there is something that digs deeper. It’s the sort of mindfulness that notices an old ceiling hook in a former cheese room and decides...

Words by Jamie Crocker Flexible stays shaped around families, couples, celebrations and dogs. Old Lanwarnick presents itself through the lives that pass through it, and in that sense, it is best understood by the ways people use it. The six cottages, glamping capsules and grounds sit within easy reach of the south Cornish coast, yet the real measure of the place lies in how it accommodates those who arrive with differing expectations and requirements. Families come in many varied layers,...

ARCO2 Architects integrates design and construction through low-energy delivery systems. Projects rarely begin these days with a blank page. They start with a conversation about performance, materials and the realities of building in exposed parts of Cornwall. Heat loss, air tightness, ventilation, salt carried on the wind and the constraints of designated landscapes all enter the discussion early, alongside how a building will be used day to day. For ARCO2 Architects, that early exchange acts