A single storey garden studio with basement level, comprising a light and spacious open plan lounge, kitchen/dining studio at ground level and sleeping and bathing space with large glazed windows at basement level. The basement space is illuminated by natural light via an external courtyard area. Designed as an annex to provide additional living space for a large + extended family, avoiding the need to move house during these trouble times. This is an ‘off-grid’ solution, deploying renewable and low energy sources, including solar evacuated tubes, ground source heating, rainwater harvesting septic drainage tanks and food cultivating walls and roof.