Alex Michaelis and Tim Boyd have gradually expanded upon their residential work, which has always been at the heart of the practice. There have been a series of landmark hotels, restaurants and bars, as well as members’ clubs and retreats, which tend to adopt concepts and comforts traditionally associated with our own homes

New Natural Living concentrates on twenty of these fresh and ambitious projects, including private houses and enticing escapes in the UK, France, the United States and Africa. Their common thread is a focus upon the natural world and architecture that offers a vivid sense of connection between inside and outside space.