Barns & Contemporary
Our Barns & Contemporary homes portfolio is inspired by the simple, vernacular and rural structures dotted across Britain. The barn form suits both modern and traditional design interpretations, and is virtually limitless on size. Barn and Contemporary designs are often bound by less design constraints, but we believe work best when they reflect traditional proportions and scale and utilise a local palette.
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Lake House
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Mortimer Barn
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Meadowmead
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Bodenham Barn
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Kimbolton Barn
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Whistelle Barn
Browse Barn & Contemporary Plans
Our design approach to barn and contemporary homes is acknowledge and respect vernacular proportions and scale, whilst reinterpreting a familiar form and challenging convention where helpful. Larger areas of glazing work well, alongside simple forms, with a restrained pallet.
Simple, informal, vernacular
Traditional or Contemporary – or maybe a blend of both?
We believe that it is possible to blend traditional design principles with a contemporary approach. Good contemporary designs are authentic – and often a focus on craft, pragmatism and honesty will help straddle the tricky merger of modern and vernacular. We approach design with close eye upon proportion, scale, simplicity and material choices, but seek out ways to be joyful and unexpected.
Larger glazed elevations, architectural overhangs, flat or metal roofs, rationalised detail, voids and recessions are all part of our contemporary design vocabulary.
Featured project
The Lake House
The aim was to create a contemporary (but vernacular) home for a young family who live and work on an island in the Cotswolds. The Lake House sits gently, yet confidently, amongst a series of lakes and woodland, lovingly created by the family from an old quarry over four decades and now an SSSI. Our clients chose natural, reclaimed and sustainable materials consciously selected to ensure the house became part of this incredible location.
The end result is a beautiful family home run from renewable energy within an ecological oasis.
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