Architect’s view
The primary function of the new addition
started off as a service/access tower to
enable level entry to the original house
on both floors as well as the surrounding
landscape. Once we had opened up the old
farmhouse the layout of the new scheme
would satellite around this core and address
other key client needs.
Bringing back the farm to the farmhouse
set the tone for the look. We wanted to
re-establish a agricultural aesthetic that had
been lost through previous renovations (and
a stray bomb). A contemporary reworking
of the traditional attached livestock building
referenced many agricultural typologies
found locally from the cob linhay to the 20th
century ‘Dutch’ barn.
Working with a palette of brick, zinc and
larch, every detail from the doors to the king-
post trusses with integrated hoists were
designed to accommodate Annette’s needs.
Delivering a building that is specifically
designed to improve a persons quality of life
was the key aspect of the brief that we kept
returning to throughout the whole process.
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