Converted Dutch barn opens as getaway for creative professionals looking to reconnect with nature
Opening marks the end of two-year project by Laura and David Johnston transforming the agricultural barn into a modern home
Designed by Turner Works as an acknowledgment to the site ’ s natural beauty and agricultural history
Now open for bookings , including weekend retreats and developmental workshops for creative teams
DUT18 is a seven-bedroom converted agricultural Dutch barn set on a fourteenacre site in the heart of the English countryside . Its completion marks the end of a two-year passion project by couple Laura and David Johnston ; founder of London creative studio Accept & Proceed .
Inspired by the elegant pause of minimalist design and the messy pagan pulse of nature worship , the Cotswolds retreat boasts a large island kitchen and dining area , cinema and yoga area , double height living space and intense dark skies for an idyllic night of stargazing .
Turner Works was appointed to head architectural direction with a brief to transform the utilitarian agricultural structure into a modern spacious holiday home . Primarily envisioned as a transformative getaway for studio creatives , the barn provides a calming and flexible living space , equally suitable for hosting families , mature groups and wellbeing retreats .
The barn is now open for bookings , with future plans to offer developmental workshops that focus equipping creative professionals with the right tools to impact societal change and be successful in the everchanging context of business .
THE MAIN BARN – DUT18 The barn is wrapped with black corrugated steel , celebrating the industrial qualities of the repurposed kit structure , and adding rhythm to its unified facades and curved roof . Where original openings accommodated large agricultural vehicles , they are now carefully tuned to frame views across the rolling hills and countryside .
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