Old Bearhurst
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Extension and remodelling of a two century old Oast House in East Sussex, adjacent an area of outstanding natural beauty
Along with a complete overhaul of an existing barn and roundels, a new annex has been added to provide a range of living spaces including kitchen and dining areas, bedrooms, a playroom, a gym, a study and a subterranean garage.
The original building was given a thorough but sensitive makeover, removing the garage, study and kitchen wing to make way for the new annex.
What remained was carefully analysed and repaired appropriately so the 200‑year-old building is easily discernible against the new interventions. The annex itself is an altogether more sculptural and dynamic form of interconnecting volumes, entirely clad in a durable engineered timber boarding, orientated vertically, in contrast to the rough-sawn horizontal lapped timber cladding of the barn.
Data
- Begun: Nov 2009
- Completed: Feb 2011
- Floor area: 433m2
- Sector: House
- Procurement: JCT Intermediate Form with Contractors Design
- Address: East Sussex, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Duggan Morris Architects
- Client: Tom Lloyd
- Structural engineer: Stephen Evans Associates
- Environmental engineer: Brooks Devlin Associates
- Project manager: Stephen Evans Associates
- Main contractor: Northlake
