Hilltop Stone Farm Buildings

This project featured a collection of disused stone farm buildings. Thanks to the effort to the team at Des Ewing Residential architects they have been restored by natural conservation methods and has been converted into a modern design family home.

This was achieved by connecting the existing building through a series of modern injections including a glazed corridor, exposed galvanised steel and a cantilevered porch. Connecting traditional design with contemporary elements.
 
Materiality is very important, natural Iroko timber has been used in the new doors, windows and external cladding to bring warmth to the exposed location. The traditional forms have been retained but the new zinc roof mimics that of an agricultural building with the curved ridge helping to soften the angular rural forms.
 
The conservation of traditional vernacular buildings is extremely important and all in all the renovation by the team at Des Ewing Residential Architects was a great success.