This project involved the conversion of an existing stone barn into a single bedroom residence.
The Council determined that the masonry elements must be retained entirely and the timber elements should be retained where possible, particularly the roof framing which was visible internally.
Rather than attempting to ‘fix’ the barns ‘inherent’ quirks, the decision was made to work with them.
The rising damp was treated internally where it would be concealed behind joinery. The new roof and floor structure and the joinery were designed as installation pieces whereby they were built inside the barns existing walls, avoiding any load onto the barn.
Reuse and recycle. Everything held a little piece of history, right down to the hand forged nails holding the original floor together. We saved every artefact and it now lives in the building or in its landscape with minimal ‘making good’ or use of polluting finishing products.
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