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Blake Architects

Based in Cirencester, UK, Blake Architects designs rural residential homes where rigid gable geometries are softened by subtle arched fenestration, pitched apex glazing, and tactile plaster interiors featuring expressive hand-painted murals. This work provides a clear reference when detailing fully glazed apexes that mirror traditional roof pitches or when specifying custom plaster textures and artistic wall treatments in residential living halls.

Interior living space with hand-painted fresco wall, cast iron wood stove, and large stone floor tiles by Blake Architects.

Severn Vale

An interior precedent featuring a bespoke painted wall mural combined with a traditional cast iron stove and slate flagstone flooring, suited for rustic or artisanal residential renovations.

What we like about this project
The hand-painted polo and horse mural integrates seamlessly with the plaster texture, creating a trompe-l'œil depth behind the modern stove installation.

Materials

  • limestone-plaster
  • cast-iron
  • slate
  • timber
  • paint

Visual identifiers

  • fresco-mural
  • wood-burning-stove
  • stone-flagstones
  • timber-beams

Style tags

  • rustic
  • artisanal
  • vernacular
  • traditional

Visual tags

  • rustic
  • artisanal
  • historic-vernacular
  • warm-interior
  • textured-walls
Geometry
A low-slung, intimate room anchored by a centrally positioned freestanding wood-burning stove against a textured, painted masonry wall.
Structural guess
Load-bearing masonry walls with exposed timber roof joists.
Spatial scale
Intimate human-scaled room with standard residential ceiling heights.
Lighting
Direct, low-angle daylight creates crisp rectangular projections and diagonal light bars across the mural and floor.
Atmosphere
Serene and grounded, evoking old-world charm through textured walls, soft shadows, and tactile natural materials.
Environmental context
Interior of a rustic vernacular building, indicated by heavy timber beams and weathered wooden doors.
Spatial experience
The space feels grounded and rustic, with soft daylight casting geometric window shadows across the hand-painted wall mural and flagstone floor.
Composition rhythm
Balanced symmetrical composition centered on the black metal stove hood against the horizontal sweep of the polo mural.
Style reading
Rustic vernacular revival with artisanal finishes
Program
Residential living or lounge space
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior
Materials
limestone-plaster, cast-iron, slate, timber, paint
Visual identifiers
fresco-mural, wood-burning-stove, stone-flagstones, timber-beams
Style tags
rustic, artisanal, vernacular, traditional
Visual tags
rustic, artisanal, historic-vernacular, warm-interior, textured-walls
Geometry
A low-slung, intimate room anchored by a centrally positioned freestanding wood-burning stove against a textured, painted masonry wall.
Structural guess
Load-bearing masonry walls with exposed timber roof joists.
Spatial scale
Intimate human-scaled room with standard residential ceiling heights.
Lighting
Direct, low-angle daylight creates crisp rectangular projections and diagonal light bars across the mural and floor.
Atmosphere
Serene and grounded, evoking old-world charm through textured walls, soft shadows, and tactile natural materials.
Environmental context
Interior of a rustic vernacular building, indicated by heavy timber beams and weathered wooden doors.
Spatial experience
The space feels grounded and rustic, with soft daylight casting geometric window shadows across the hand-painted wall mural and flagstone floor.
Composition rhythm
Balanced symmetrical composition centered on the black metal stove hood against the horizontal sweep of the polo mural.
Style reading
Rustic vernacular revival with artisanal finishes
Program
Residential living or lounge space
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior

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Interior living space with hand-painted fresco wall, cast iron wood stove, and large stone floor tiles by Blake Architects.

Severn Vale

An interior precedent featuring a bespoke painted wall mural combined with a traditional cast iron stove and slate flagstone flooring, suited for rustic or artisanal residential renovations.

What we like about this project
The hand-painted polo and horse mural integrates seamlessly with the plaster texture, creating a trompe-l'œil depth behind the modern stove installation.

Materials

  • limestone-plaster
  • cast-iron
  • slate
  • timber
  • paint

Visual identifiers

  • fresco-mural
  • wood-burning-stove
  • stone-flagstones
  • timber-beams

Style tags

  • rustic
  • artisanal
  • vernacular
  • traditional

Visual tags

  • rustic
  • artisanal
  • historic-vernacular
  • warm-interior
  • textured-walls
Geometry
A low-slung, intimate room anchored by a centrally positioned freestanding wood-burning stove against a textured, painted masonry wall.
Structural guess
Load-bearing masonry walls with exposed timber roof joists.
Spatial scale
Intimate human-scaled room with standard residential ceiling heights.
Lighting
Direct, low-angle daylight creates crisp rectangular projections and diagonal light bars across the mural and floor.
Atmosphere
Serene and grounded, evoking old-world charm through textured walls, soft shadows, and tactile natural materials.
Environmental context
Interior of a rustic vernacular building, indicated by heavy timber beams and weathered wooden doors.
Spatial experience
The space feels grounded and rustic, with soft daylight casting geometric window shadows across the hand-painted wall mural and flagstone floor.
Composition rhythm
Balanced symmetrical composition centered on the black metal stove hood against the horizontal sweep of the polo mural.
Style reading
Rustic vernacular revival with artisanal finishes
Program
Residential living or lounge space
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior
Materials
limestone-plaster, cast-iron, slate, timber, paint
Visual identifiers
fresco-mural, wood-burning-stove, stone-flagstones, timber-beams
Style tags
rustic, artisanal, vernacular, traditional
Visual tags
rustic, artisanal, historic-vernacular, warm-interior, textured-walls
Geometry
A low-slung, intimate room anchored by a centrally positioned freestanding wood-burning stove against a textured, painted masonry wall.
Structural guess
Load-bearing masonry walls with exposed timber roof joists.
Spatial scale
Intimate human-scaled room with standard residential ceiling heights.
Lighting
Direct, low-angle daylight creates crisp rectangular projections and diagonal light bars across the mural and floor.
Atmosphere
Serene and grounded, evoking old-world charm through textured walls, soft shadows, and tactile natural materials.
Environmental context
Interior of a rustic vernacular building, indicated by heavy timber beams and weathered wooden doors.
Spatial experience
The space feels grounded and rustic, with soft daylight casting geometric window shadows across the hand-painted wall mural and flagstone floor.
Composition rhythm
Balanced symmetrical composition centered on the black metal stove hood against the horizontal sweep of the polo mural.
Style reading
Rustic vernacular revival with artisanal finishes
Program
Residential living or lounge space
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior

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