The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA),have announced that three-bed Stormy Castle is the winner of one of the UK’s most prestigious housing design awards after its 'bold design' wowed the judges.

RIBA Manser Medal Chair Michael Manser CBE said: “The aim of the Manser Medal has always been to influence the public to demand, and the mass house builders to supply, better designed homes.

“I believe by highlighting brave architecture like this year’s winner Stormy Castle we can showcase what can be achieved.

He added: “This is a bold design in an area of Wales where arguably more conservative design solutions usually hold sway.

Stormy Castle is a three-bedroom home on the north Gower coast which has been designed for energy efficiency using materials that reduce maintenance. It is designed with three stepped “wings” set into the surrounding landscape following the contours of the land.

Its roofs are green-planted to help with insulation, also enabling them to double up as terraces.

Chris Loyn, principal architect at Loyn & Co, said that while the Gower landscape was their biggest inspiration, it was also our biggest challenge and their greatest concern throughout the design process was creating a home that would “respect and work in harmony with its surroundings.”