Class Q Dutch Barn Conversion
Rixon Architects · Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Projects / Built project
Courtyard House
Two detached Cotswold barns are joined as a single-storey home whose vaulted rooms open onto three garden courtyards.
- Existing buildings
- Two detached Cotswold barns in a conservation area
- Layout
- Single-storey home with vaulted double-height rooms
- Connection
- Modern glazed link between the two barns
- Landscape
- Every room opens onto one of three courtyards
- Additional space
- Double garage with a self-contained annexe
- Recognition
- 2015 International Property Award
The story
The story behind the work.
The two former holiday homes sit in a conservation area and were reorganised as one permanent residence. A glazed link joins the barns, while each one-storey room gains a vaulted double-height volume around the main courtyard.
The entrance was moved closer to the driveway so social and private rooms could occupy distinct ends of the plan. Every room opens to one of three courtyards, and a separate double garage includes a self-contained annexe. The project received a 2015 International Property Award.
Credits
- Design practice
- Rixon Architects
The practice