This large stone barn near the Wye Valley was part of the Duchy of Cornwall Estate, and had been put up for auction in 2021. The barn was originally used for threshing, and included two large sets of barn doors, and 32 slot windows which posed several challenges for conversion.

The layout was carefully developed to ensure that the main living spaces were light and bright and enjoyed the best views, whilst the bedrooms had sufficient natural daylight and openable windows. Carefully positioned rooflights and an open staircase bring daylight down into darker areas of the plan, whilst splayed window reveals allow maximum daylight through the existing openings.

The proposed layout divides the barn vertically, providing acoustic and fire separation between the sleeping areas in one half, and the living areas in the other half. Bedrooms are cleverly arranged over three floors allowing for a large triple height central living space with glazed sides and lots of natural daylight. The placement of the kitchen means the living areas receive morning sunlight through the double height glazed screens on the East side, and evening sunlight through the screens on the West side.

Internally, exposed planed structural oak beams provide a textured ceiling above the kitchen and support a large mezzanine seating area below a large vaulted ceiling and queen post roof trusses. An exposed stone wall with lime render and limecrete plinth runs the length of the barn