A home for a storyteller
A home for a storyteller
Medieval ships timbers, 1940s graffiti and centuries old nails – this 700 year old barn had more than a few stories to tell.
Heading quietly into ruin, the vision was to transform this listed medieval barn into a comfortable one-bedroom home. But the building didn’t make it easy – low headroom, bulging walls and no access between the floors.
Heritage buildings don’t evolve without some serious head scratching and problem-solving. The timbers were reused, reinforced and raised by over a foot, a new staircase was threaded through the old fireplace, and the original flagstone floor preserved for future generations.
Every decision followed the same principle: hide every trace of the intervention, engineer invisibly and keep what makes this building impossible to replicate.
What remains is a home with 700 years of history in its bones – its character intact, the living comfortable and preserved to last another century…or seven.
A home for a storyteller
Medieval ships timbers, 1940s graffiti and centuries old nails – this 700 year old barn had more than a few stories to tell.
Heading quietly into ruin, the vision was to transform this listed medieval barn into a comfortable one-bedroom home. But the building didn’t make it easy – low headroom, bulging walls and no access between the floors.
Heritage buildings don’t evolve without some serious head scratching and problem-solving. The timbers were reused, reinforced and raised by over a foot, a new staircase was threaded through the old fireplace, and the original flagstone floor preserved for future generations.
Every decision followed the same principle: hide every trace of the intervention, engineer invisibly and keep what makes this building impossible to replicate.
What remains is a home with 700 years of history in its bones – its character intact, the living comfortable and preserved to last another century…or seven.