Kilverts Parsonage
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UPDATE HIGHLIGHTS
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Project Brief:
UPDATE TEXT Situated adjacent to the main Farm House, a Grade II* listed former threshing barn had fallen into a state of disrepair. A proposal was developed to repair and convert the barn structure and to provide ancillary accommodation for the main house, including a home-work space, kitchen, bathroom and guest bedrooms.
The new functions are contained within a series of free standing white timber boxes to the west end, leaving two-thirds of the original double-height volume intact.
The existing modern steel frame is utilised to support a new roof structure without distributing the extra load onto the historic walls. As part of the first phase of works, a new wood-burning boiler was installed in an adjacent outbuilding to provide heating and hot water for both the main Farm House and converted barn.
![]() Court Farm BarnInternal view - before |
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![]() Court Farm BarnInternal view - after |
![]() Court Farm BarnModern and characterful windows |
![]() Court Farm BarnMaximizing light through existing openings. |
![]() Court Farm BarnThe success was a modern pod inside the historic building. |
![]() Court Farm BarnThe original agricultural building has not been lost. |
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"It is a wonderful space, Designscape have managed not only to provide flexible accommodation within, but also to preserve the original character and qualities of a barn."
Client, 2015