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A woodland retreat intended to protect and share local flora and fauna, Michael Kendrick Architects’ simple but rigorous lodge wins 2024 RIBA South East Small Project of the Year.

Looking Glass Lodge is an incredible UK getaway perfect as a romantic couples getaway or simply to escape from the daily grind. It's built and finished to the highest standard as you can see from the tour vlog.

Looking Glass Lodge is now booked up for the rest of the year because of our channel!

This glass cabin in the depths of the forest just a short drive from London may be our new favourite place to unwind among nature.

The most glamorous treehouse to rent in Britain. At Looking Glass Lodge near Hastings wildlife can walk underneath the cabin.

Modern architecture, when done right, can seem an act of magic. On the edge of a 55-acre nature reserve, just three miles from the East Sussex town of Hastings, Looking Glass Lodge is an example of such alchemy.

A prefab cabin with massive windows touches down lightly in a UK forest.

Looking Glass Lodge is exactly as you would imagine an idyllic woodland retreat to be like. Smart, architectural but respectfully modest structure? Check. Large openings and a constant connection with the outdoors? A tree-filled setting? Check and check.

Michael Kendrick Architects has completed a woodland retreat and holiday let in East Sussex, England, featuring timber-clad facades and large windows that allow views right through the building.

Looking Glass Lodge is a beautifully-designed, ultra-modern lodge hidden in dense, charming woodland in East Sussex’s village of Fairlight, not too far from the county’s rugged, picturesque coastline.

Wandering disorientated along the quiet ridge road between Hastings and the village of Fairlight, it’s gradually becoming clear to me that Looking Glass Lodge’s promise to potential guests of an experience in splendid isolation is not an empty one. And once I come across the small access road taking me down through the trees into the valley’s side, I am not disappointed either.

Looking Glass Lodge is a unique woodland retreat and holiday let, set within a natural clearing in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Shaped by a low-impact, material-driven and sustainable design approach, the lodge is hidden away from view, blending seamlessly into the protected woodland.