The Old Vicarage, Rendham is a handsome Regency flat
fronted villa built in c.1820 which has recently been restored. The house was
surrounded by a motley collection of outbuildings and barns with confused
styles and levels. The new Design has reused and integrated the existing buildings
to the main house via a courtyard but also as an independent photographic
offices, gallery and studio that is fully accessible from multiple entrances.
This was achieved with a new lightweight building that
connects the various spaces turning external windows into internal open frames
and utilising a glazed clear-storey throughout successfully disconnects the new
roof from the existing garden walls and provides a very modern light filled
space which clearly celebrates the limited palette of materials.