Past Projects - Conversions
Oving, Buckinghamshire
Oving is a small village in Buckinghamshire and this site was originally the site of a working farm and its outbuildings, which had fallen into dereliction.
The site sits within the village conservation area and therefore any proposals for the redevelopment of the land would be subject to the strictest controls and require detailing of a high standard.
The site retains many parts of the original buildings now mixed successfully with the newly built elements. The overall result is a development where boundaries between old and new are blurred not only in the construction but also in the layout of the buildings, resulting in a contemporary internal designs within a traditional village envelope.
White Horse Farm, Hockliffe - 4 2 and 3 bed houses
Previously a farmhouse & stables, this small courtyard in Hockliffe was converted into a series of 2 & 3 bedroomed properties. The farmhouse is a grade II listed building and so the conversions had to be sympathetic to the historical context of the site and the work had to be carried out to enhance the setting of the buildings. For this reason many of the original features have been retained or if replaced, are in keeping with the original buildings.
The conversion of the house entailed replacing the ground floor and some of the internal partitions and introducing a new staircase to the first floor, which itself was retained in full. The roof was stripped down to the original structure which was strengthened before the original roof covering was reinstated.
The conversion of the stables retained the original brick plinths and timber frame which was re-clad with stained boarding. Internally the rooms replicate the original stable layout and the roof has been exposed in some areas to increase to feeling of space.
