18th century cabin inside new home embraces time layers

When Kate Darby and David Connor were told they had to preserve the 300yearold cottage on their property or lose the right to build there, they chose not to repair the crumbling structure, but to encase it in a new house and live with the rotting remains. The new home mirrors the old: in places there are two walls or two roofs, while at other spots the floor or roof drops away and the white shell reflects the memory of what was. The architect, designer couple clad the new home in black corrugated iron to