A luxury Lake District hotel has revealed its unique expansion which aims to bring guests closer to the wild.
Another Place, The Lake, on the shores of Ullswater, has created Outside – a collection of rooms and spaces in its grounds.
It was designed by chartered architects HPA, which took a leading design role in the development.
With a focus on sustainability, the practice said it used its multidisciplinary approach to successfully plan and design each individual project for Another Place, The Lake: Outside.
It includes a treehouse, six shepherd huts and public spaces.
The 70m2 treehouse features two double bedrooms, a bathroom, log burner, sofa area, and a large outdoor deck with a freestanding bath.
Set in a secluded area, the treehouse boasts striking floor-to-ceiling views of Ullswater and walkway access between its three different sections.
Designed with sustainability at its core, the treehouse is built on a wooden frame and uses an eco-screw pile system for its foundations. Other environmentally friendly features include reclaimed flooring and tiles, 100 per cent renewable electricity, and heating from the hotel’s biomass boiler.
HPA collaborated with Blackdown Shepherd Huts to lead the planning process and site layout design for six new shepherd huts. HPA also created a bespoke design for the Glasshouse – a Victorian style space with a pizza oven, used for dining, creative workshops, and talks – as well as redesigning the Sheep Shed – a lakeside cabin for guests to use after participating in water sports on the lake.
HPA’s collaboration with Another Place began in 2016, when it completed the extension and redevelopment of the original Rampsbeck Hotel, which was converted into Another Place, The Lake.
Zoe Hooton, RIBA conservation architect and director at HPA, said: “We are delighted to have collaborated with Another Place on a number of inspiring projects that showcase its unique offering in the Lake District. Applying our extensive leisure and hotel sector experience, and with a keen focus on sustainability, our more recent work has helped Another Place to enhance the distinct mix of active, social, and relaxed hospitality that The Lake is known for.”
Will Ashworth, CEO of Another Place, said: “The treehouse is a one of a kind, and the biggest accommodation on offer at any of our locations. But the whole set – the treehouse, shepherd huts, Glasshouse and Sheep Shed – brings a new energy and buzz.
“Our longstanding partnership with HPA has gone from strength to strength with their design and planning of this incredible project, which has helped us blend great hospitality and novel experiences with a sublime natural environment.”
