The house at Prestwood was built for Mr. Quilter, a local businessman who wanted a house for his large family. Designed in 1964, it was Peter Aldington's first major commission, and allowed him to set up an independent practice with John Craig.

Aldington was much inspired by the Frank Lloyd Wright bookThe Natural House, and in an essay (Architecture and the Landscape Obligation) he writes:

"Experiments with breaking down the inside-outside barriers were made at the house in Prestwood. Here we defined two categories of space – those which required privacy... and those which could be more 'open' and less well-defined. The private spaces are enclosed... The more open spaces weave between and are loosely defined [by the enclosed spaces]... Sliding glass walls open on to a water garden, partly covered by the overhanging first floor, which acts as a transition between inside and outside, leading the eye from one to the other and inviting a journey..."

The house is a wonderful synthesis of the ideas of Lloyd Wright, the formalism of Scandinavian architects such as Alvar Aalto and the impeccable attention to detail and inventiveness of Aldington. Nikolaus Pevsner's celebratedBuildings of Englanddescribes the house as:"an exciting combination of classic International Modern forms (flat roof, horizontal balconies, circular stair-tower, free plan) and tactile natural materials (timber, rough brick, slate)".

The house was Grade II listed in 1999, with English Heritage saying that"the harmony of the timber frame, partitions and flooring is exceptional". They also added that the glass pool extension, designed by Paul Collinge (a former colleague of Aldington) and added in 1992,"is so discreetly placed and sympathetically detailed that it does not detract from the listability of the house". No other post-war architect has had as many houses listed as Peter Aldington, which is a mark of the quality and durability of his architecture.