A 200 m2 cot­tage for a fam­i­ly: the client was keen to use tra­di­tion­al Cor­nish slate and stone on the floor. We advised on ways to keep the cot­tage small, and made an out­line pro­pos­al. we also set a num­ber of rules the cot­tage need­ed to ful­fil in order to be a cottage.