Instead, Khan’s proposal was based on spatial generosity; a subtle engineering, as he put it, ‘th allows elements to be used socially in many different ways to give a more fundamental sense of inhabiting a comfortable home. So the stairs would be over-wide, to let people sit on them, to read or have a chat. The kitchen bar could be used as a place to hang out, or as a simple stage for a role-playing workshop. And a long wooden table for eating or chatting ? simple and relaxed like a settled home. Different atmospheres communal or quiet, and even an escape to the roof. A big, calm house offering stability and security.’ And above it all, the first floor Big Barn Room. Here, Khan proposed a space with ‘a more emotionally intense and enveloping atmosphere. A lofty wooden room composed of softly folded planes which make reference to the Arts and Crafts language of nearby steeply pitched roofs. I think of it as a barn space that’s an exuberant home for the imagination, and play, day-dreaming and discussion.’