Ochre Barn
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Conversion of a derelict Barn to a house, studio and retreat
The existing building's exterior was treated as if it were listed, with a new interior inserted into the fabric of the barn. Doors and windows have been set back to this line to emphasise the wall thickness and expose the beautiful bull nose brick details and the roof tiles have been re-claimed.
The main threshing barn forms the main public areas of the building; the longer wing forms a sequence of bedrooms and bathrooms.
The interior was left open where possible, and treated as a landscape into which cellular spaces have been treated as buildings within buildings. These over-scaled furniture pieces and ‘pods’ create spaces between at a more intimate scale.
Data
- Begun: Nov 2007
- Completed: May 2010
- Floor area: 444m2
- Sector: House
- Total cost: £300,000
- Procurement: Self Build
- Address: Mill Lane, Walpole St Peter, Wisbech, PE14 7QW, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Carl Turner Architects
- Client: Carl Turner
- Structural engineer: Andrew Lucas Associates
- Main contractor: Carl Turner Architects