A blackwood holiday home on The Isle of Wight in England, designed by local architecture and interior design studio Strom Architects. The house is in a low-lying holiday home on the Isle of Wight, covered with black deciduous timber beams. Designed for a family of four, it's a 'home away from home' where they want to have a good time together.

The house stood in a small river overlooking the Solent. The Solent is a 20-mile boundary between the Isle of Wight and the British mainland. The studio chose a low-lying structure so as not to interfere with views of the surrounding natural landscape. "We wanted the house to sit quietly against the background of the trees and feel like embracing the landscape when looking out," said the firm. The client asked for a timeless building that utilizes the best modern architectural concepts to create a whole -- no frivolity, every space and every detail of the building must be rigidly constructed.

Strom Architects is a London-based architecture and interior design studio founded in 2010 by founder Magnus Strom. The studio aims to shape their love of thinking (design) and making (architecture). For their buildings, materials, details and construction are an essential and informative part of the design process. Materials are the key to building.