# Ben Pentreath

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English architect and interior designer

Ben Pentreath Born Benjamin Toby Pentreath November 1971 (age 54) Dorchester, England Alma mater University of Edinburgh Spouse Charlie McCormick ​ (m. 2015)​ Website www.benpentreath.com

**Benjamin Toby Pentreath** [OBE](/source/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) (born November 1971) is an English architectural and interior designer who runs Ben Pentreath Ltd, a [RIBA](/source/Royal_Institute_of_British_Architects) chartered practice, and Pentreath & Hall, which sells home furnishings. *[Country Life](/source/Country_Life_(magazine))* called him one of the "best country house architects in Britain".[1]

Pentreath is responsible for much of the development since 2009 of [Poundbury](/source/Poundbury).[2][3][4] He has also done other work for the [Duchy of Cornwall](/source/Duchy_of_Cornwall), including a development in [Truro](/source/Truro).[5]

As an interior designer, he has worked for the [Princess of Wales](/source/Catherine%2C_Princess_of_Wales) on the refurbishment of [Anmer Hall](/source/Anmer_Hall).[6]

## Early life

Pentreath was born in [Dorchester](/source/Dorchester%2C_Dorset)[7] and grew up in an old stone barn.[8] He graduated from the [University of Edinburgh](/source/University_of_Edinburgh) in 1995 with a degree in Art History. He took up further studies at the [Institute of Architecture](/source/Institute_of_Architecture). Pentreath moved to Norfolk to work for architectural designer Charles Morris, and then to New York for five years, before returning to England in 2003.[9] He set up his [Bloomsbury](/source/Bloomsbury)-based architecture and design firm in 2004.[10] This was followed by his design store Pentreath & Hall in 2008.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Personal life

Pentreath married New Zealand florist Charlie McCormick in 2015.[11] The couple live between a Georgian flat in Bloomsbury, London; the Old Parsonage in [Littlebredy](/source/Littlebredy), Dorset; and a bothy on the [Argyll](/source/Argyll) coast of Scotland.[12]

## Books

- Pentreath, Ben (2012). *English Decoration*. London: Ryland Peters & Small. p. 189. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781849752664](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781849752664).

- Pentreath, Ben (2016). *English Houses*. London: Ryland Peters & Small. p. 223. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781849757539](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781849757539).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CL_1-0)** ["The best architects in Britain, from Country Life's secret address book"](https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/the-35-best-country-house-architects-in-britain-151628). *Country Life*. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Guardian_2-0)** ["A royal revolution: is Prince Charles's model village having the last laugh?"](https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/oct/27/poundbury-prince-charles-village-dorset-disneyland-growing-community). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AJ_3-0)** Pitcher, Greg (30 July 2020). ["Poundbury mastermind Leon Krier's south coast 'smart town' approved"](https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/poundbury-mastermind-leon-kriers-south-coast-smart-town-approved). *Architectsjournal.co.uk*. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AM_4-0)** Rybczynski, Witold (3 December 2013). ["Behind the Façade of Prince Charles's Poundbury"](https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/behind-the-facade-of-prince-charless-poundbury_o). *Architect Magazine*. American Institute of Architects. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-DoC_5-0)** ["Truro | The Duchy of Cornwall"](https://duchyofcornwall.org/truro.html/). *Duchyofcornwall.org*. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-HG_6-0)** ["A look at the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's country house, Anmer Hall"](https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/article/anmer-hall-interiors). *House & Garden*. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Pentreath, Ben (28 February 2014). ["Why I would rather rent two homes than buy one of my own"](https://www.ft.com/content/3e0f7c90-9d41-11e3-a599-00144feab7de). *Financial Times*. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Pentreath, Ben (17 August 2012). ["The rooms of our lives"](https://www.ft.com/content/97fbcb38-e16c-11e1-92f5-00144feab49a). *Financial Times*. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Kinchen, Rosie (15 October 2023). ["Why is Britain so obsessed with old buildings?"](https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/property-home/article/why-is-britain-so-obsessed-with-old-buildings-ds3h95g6k). *The Sunday Times*. Retrieved 15 December 2023.(subscription required)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Ben Pentreath: 2023 Laureate"](https://driehausprize.nd.edu/laureates/ben-pentreath/). *Driehaus Prize*. 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Ben (12 July 2015). ["The best ever blog?"](https://pentreath-hall.com/blogs/inspiration/the-best-ever-blog). *Pentreath & Hall*. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Old Albion, Ben Pentreath, Charlie McCormick and their Old Parsonage"](https://bibleofbritishtaste.com/old-albion-ben-pentreath-charlie-mccormick-and-the-old-parsonage). *Bible of British Taste*. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.benpentreath.com/)

- [Pentreath & Hall](https://pentreath-hall.com/)

v t e Driehaus Architecture Prize laureates Léon Krier (2003) Demetri Porphyrios (2004) Quinlan Terry (2005) Allan Greenberg (2006) Jaquelin T. Robertson (2007) Andrés Duany & Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk (2008) Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil (2009) Rafael Manzano Martos (2010) Robert A. M. Stern (2011) Michael Graves (2012) Thomas H. Beeby (2013) Pier Carlo Bontempi (2014) David M. Schwarz (2015) Scott Merrill (2016) Robert Adam (2017) Marc Breitman & Nada Breitman-Jakov (2018) Maurice Culot (2019) Ong-ard Satrabhandhu (2020) Sebastian Treese (2021) Rob Krier (2022) Ben Pentreath (2023) Peter Pennoyer (2024) Liam O'Connor (2025) John Simpson (2026)

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