WOODKEEPERS

Renovation & Extension

Completed (professional photos coming soon)

Woodkeepers is a pair of timber-framed barns on the top of a Cotswold valley benefitting from amazing views. One barn had previously been converted into two holiday cottages and the adjoining open sided barn remained unconverted.

We have converted the pair into a single dwelling with an emphasis on a contemporary sensitive design while also celebrating the site’s agricultural aesthetic. Most fo the existing fabric has been retained. The internal spaces are open and light and, although modern, have more in common with the original barn than the previous conversion which cluttered the space with internal walls. The previous conversion featured overly domestic doors and glazing, whereas the new scheme uses modern systems to provide a sense of barn openings rather than traditional house windows.

The technical approach is based around natural materials including wood fibre insulation and lime plaster, keeping the environmental impact to a minimum and allowing the building to breath. An air source heat pump provides energy in the place of the previous oil fired boiler.