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COURT BARN
This stone house in Hutton was originally a Tithe Barn in around the mid-1700s so the spaces were deep. The challenge was opening them up and bringing natural light and more South sun into the heart of the house.
We reintroduced an original feature of the tithe barn that had previously fallen into disrepair and been removed in the form of a double volume entrance.
Since this was a contemporary reworking of an original feature, we have used a modern patterning of natural timber cladding to retain the natural material aesthetic but go for sustainable material that can break the heaviness of the large stone facades.
TIMBERDOWN
This late-20th century house in Wrington is on a quiet road with great South facing garden but the clients wanted a better house connection with the garden and fresh make over to modernise the home a little.
We proposed high level cladding on the walls to reduce maintenance and add warmth and detail, with simplification of complex maintenance intensive detailing while defining the geometry better to articulate the facades in simple built forms.
A Covered Terrace and sun screening to the opened Southern side of the house improves the garden connection and liveability, for all seasons.
COOMBE VALLEY
Rarely do I meet clients that love their property (excluding house) as much as this couple on this new purchase. A large open property just outside Winscombe nestled in trees and lots of outdoors interest in an agricultural setting.
The existing house is less inspiring, so perfect for a conversion. The challenge was what to retain and what to add, with a view to economise but also to reach the potential of the location. The result is something of a balance. Timber screens are used to filter light, minimise light spill, while still opening facades to connect the house to the outside for living and views. New metal roofs have the agricultural response while easily shedding leaves and sticks from so many surrounding trees. The walls will be timber clad in response to the forest setting and the pergola structures will play with shadow while harmonising with cladding and soften the edges of the building.
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BESPOKE RESIDENTIAL
These projects were completed while I was at Orme Architecture. Acknowledgement and thanks to them for the use of the images and assistance on the projects.
BARROW WOOD LANE
A very exciting, and large (over 1000m2) renovation and addition to an existing house in Rodney Stoke turned a relatively modest home into a multi-faceted entertaining family property.
UPCOTT
This uniquely positioned high lying house close to Nynehead was a Class Q Barn Conversion replacement new build house.
It was set up high with great views of the surrounding hills but also exposed to high winds. The design was born from the getting the balance between receiving sun and views as well as creating wind protected courtyard spaces. The simplicity of form and material selection was a contemporary interpretation of the agricultural context.
MARSH HOUSE
A fun little addition/ renovation just outside Wiveliscombe. The simplicity and charm of the existing traditional house called for something harmonious in scale and form.
The new addition was a contemporary connection, using natural materials and cleaner details to give it a fresh new look.
The original house, as so many traditional houses are, is inward looking and cosy but the long views were calling to be acknowledged more!
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CARE FACILITIES
These projects were completed while I was at Carless and Adams. Acknowledgement and thanks to them for the use of the images and assistance on the projects.
DUDBROOK HALL
This was an existing Care Home in Brentford that had an incredible history but was dated in terms of care requirements and suitability. It is also located in the Green Belt, so it had planning challenges for extending the facility.
The client who developed and ran the business as a family venture wanted to create an Intergenerational Care facility so incorporating a nursery facility with the elderly care. Very little precedent for this existed in the UK at the time, so we visited the first similar example in London and a very interesting and exciting design exercise followed to respect the history of the current building while retaining and enhancing the type of care provided. This achieved planning in 2019.
CARNFORTH CARE HOME
This steeply sloping and weather exposed site in Lancaster was located within a residential setting that included a listed building. The brief was to design a 120-bed care home. This would be quite large on a site with the inherent restrictions that would come with the setting and topography. The solution was to terrace the design and dig some of the building into the ground, using carefully orientated internal courtyards to provide secure, weather protected spaces. The slope facing side of the building was used for the public and common day use areas so the dramatic views could benefit everyone (residents, visitors, and staff) while bedroom suites were located in quiet locations that were set into the site with private courtyards.
The architectural forms were derived from using traditional residential scaled forms on top of a natural stone base.
DERRIFORD CARE HOME
This functioning care facility in Plymouth required more space in the form of rooms as well as common areas and a remodelled entrance. The existing building was also a dated face brick facility that had limited kerb appeal, so we introduced timber cladding and screening elements in order to enhance the current materials and highlight the facilities entrance.