About
us
In 1968
Stephen began to work in construction and design, dismantling and
rebuilding a brick and timber-framed manor house in Cambridgeshire.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he established himself with the
restoration and conversion of redundant farm buildings as well as
the design of new houses using reclaimed materials in East Anglia.
During his career he has designed hundreds of buildings.
The guiding principle behind Stephen Mattick's designs is that a
building should appear timeless and belong in its setting by virtue
of its scale, detailing, construction and use of traditional materials.
Mattick
in the press
In the
1980s Stephen Mattick was highly thought of for his barn conversions.
Now his houses and commercial projects are found abroad as well
as in this country.
He has been actively involved in the Poundbury Architectural Review
Committee, at the invitation of HRH the Prince of Wales, whose book,
'A Vision of Britain', includes some of Stephen's designs:
“These
two houses in Suffolk, designed by Stephen Mattick, show that it
is still possible to build really beautifully in the old traditional
manner with exquisite brickwork and fine detailing. The great thing
is that they are traditional-looking; that they might have been
there for a few hundred years; and that they fit snugly, comfortably
and reassuringly into the countryside” Quote
taken from A VISION OF BRITAIN, by HRH The Prince of Wales, published
by A.G. Carrick Ltd. 1999
Many
articles have been published about Stephen Mattick, his designs
and his buildings. A selection are listed below:
- Homebuilding
and Renovating Magazine
– June 2003
- Dorset
Magazine
– February 2003
-
Homebuilding
and Renovating Magazine
– July 2002
- Self-build
and Design Magazine
– September 2000
- Sunday
Times Newspaper
– March 2000
- Homebuilding
and Renovating Magazine
– June 1999
- Individual
Homes and Renovations Magazine
– October 1997
- Individual
Homes Magazine
– September 1997
- Perspectives
on Architecture Magazine
– October 1995
- Country
Life Magazine
– January 1989
Awards
Stephen
Mattick has won many awards for his designs. Below are a few of
these accolades.
-
Dove's Barn, Ickleton, Cambridgeshire
The
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors - Conservation Awards
1987 in conjunction with the Times - 'A New Lease of Life'
- Barn
at Wendens Ambo, Essex
Uttlesford District Council - Design Award 1992
- Holm
Barn, Ixworth Thorpe, Suffolk
County Landowners' Association - Farm Buildings Award 1993.
Design especially commended for imagination, skill and flair.
- Thorns
Gate Cottage, Alconbury, Huntingdon
Huntingdonshire District Council - Conservation Award 1994
- Essenden
House, Fitcham, Norfolk (Sandringham Estate)
Norfolk Association of Architects - Craftsmanship Award 1996
- Anopheles
Cottage, Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire
The Daily Telegraph/Individual Homes - Builder of the year
1996
Links
Country
Life Magazine http://www.countrylife.co.uk
The Prince's Foundation http://www.princes-foundation.org
Homebuilding Magazine http://www.homebuilding.co.uk
The Sunday Times On-line http://www.sunday-times.co.uk
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As
featured in 'A Vision of Britian' by HRH The Prince of Wales
As
featured in 'A Vision of Britian' by HRH The Prince of Wales
Dove's
Barn, Ickleton, winner of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors,
Conservation Awards 1987.
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