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Plumber Farm Courtyard
Plumber Farm Courtyard
Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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Plumber Farm Courtyard
Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2023
Conversion of agricultural barns into 10 courtyard properties
A former cattle yard consisting of a group of early 20th century, brick built single and two storey buildings situated around a central yard.
A substantial courtyard development, converting numerous redundant agricultural barns into 10 new character homes.
This former cattle yard consisted of a group of early 20th century, brick built single and two storey buildings situated around a central yard. The buildings were still in fairly good structural condition, however, they had outgrown their original purpose and have been replaced with modern buildings elsewhere on the farm.
Farmyard aesthetic
The buildings are not listed but nevertheless are full of character. Their structures and construction, with visually expressive roof trusses make them a thing of simple beauty in the countryside. The conversions have deliberately been kept very low key, in keeping with the utilitarian style of the original buildings.
A simple palette of materials has been used throughout the development, Western Red Cedar cladding compliments the existing red brickwork. Door and windows have been painted in traditional colours, whilst subtle black guttering is in keeping with its farmyard location. The corrugated iron roofs have been replaced with a combination or slate and red tile. Internally, trusses have been exposed and many of the rooms have high, pitched ceilings.
Removal of extensions
Some of the farm buildings had been extended over time. Removing these unattractive extensions allowed us to reveal the original quality buildings, keeping the designs simple and pure.
Farm diversification
Rather than losing these traditional rural buildings, an alternative use has been found for them. Conversion allowed us to breathe new life into structures which would otherwise fall into disrepair and collapse. The new family homes, can be sold on the open market creating income for the farmer.
Typically agricultural buildings like these can be converted to residential use under Class Q Permitted Development. However, in this case this was not possible due to the total number of units, so full planning consent was required.
Farmers and Landowners
If you have redundant farm buildings like this (old or new) that we could transform into something useful, please get in touch.
Energy efficiency and reuse
The most sustainable building is the one that already exists, so it made sense in pure environmental and cost terms to convert these redundant barns rather than losing them completely to disrepair, needing to demolish them and rebuild from scratch.
All the properties have been fitted with air source heat pumps.
A former cattle yard consisting of a group of early 20th century, brick built single and two storey buildings situated around a central yard.
A substantial courtyard development, converting numerous redundant agricultural barns into 10 new character homes.
This former cattle yard consisted of a group of early 20th century, brick built single and two storey buildings situated around a central yard. The buildings were still in fairly good structural condition, however, they had outgrown their original purpose and have been replaced with modern buildings elsewhere on the farm.
Farmyard aesthetic
The buildings are not listed but nevertheless are full of character. Their structures and construction, with visually expressive roof trusses make them a thing of simple beauty in the countryside. The conversions have deliberately been kept very low key, in keeping with the utilitarian style of the original buildings.
A simple palette of materials has been used throughout the development, Western Red Cedar cladding compliments the existing red brickwork. Door and windows have been painted in traditional colours, whilst subtle black guttering is in keeping with its farmyard location. The corrugated iron roofs have been replaced with a combination or slate and red tile. Internally, trusses have been exposed and many of the rooms have high, pitched ceilings.
Removal of extensions
Some of the farm buildings had been extended over time. Removing these unattractive extensions allowed us to reveal the original quality buildings, keeping the designs simple and pure.
Farm diversification
Rather than losing these traditional rural buildings, an alternative use has been found for them. Conversion allowed us to breathe new life into structures which would otherwise fall into disrepair and collapse. The new family homes, can be sold on the open market creating income for the farmer.
Typically agricultural buildings like these can be converted to residential use under Class Q Permitted Development. However, in this case this was not possible due to the total number of units, so full planning consent was required.
Farmers and Landowners
If you have redundant farm buildings like this (old or new) that we could transform into something useful, please get in touch.
Energy efficiency and reuse
The most sustainable building is the one that already exists, so it made sense in pure environmental and cost terms to convert these redundant barns rather than losing them completely to disrepair, needing to demolish them and rebuild from scratch.
All the properties have been fitted with air source heat pumps.
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