The dramatic contemporary profile of this barn conversion in Eastry, Kent, makes a striking impression amid the surrounding agrarian buildings and landscape. Responding to the building's original fabric, a simple but arresting combination of oak and concrete has been used to carve out an expansive three-bedroom home spanning some 2,300 sq ft. A walled garden wraps around the house's easterly aspect, laid with shingle and thoughtfully planted to encourage biodiversity. Despite its rural idyll, Sandwich station is a 10-minute drive away and runs regular high-speed services to London.