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Within the shell of a large and handsome 17th-century agricultural building, the architect Geoff Pyle has created an astonishing home. On a rural site of approximately 4 acres, the property includes the main house (over 3,000 sq ft with 4 bedrooms and 3 reception rooms) and a number of outbuildings that have the potential to be converted to further accommodation. The house can be found near the small village of Wangford, approximately four miles from the Suffolk coast.
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History
ARCHITECT'S APPRAISAL OF THE PROPERTY
"The spatial organisation of the house takes advantage of the height of
the barn and the steep, re-thatched roof; light and detail are inspired
by the quality of the original, dilapidated barn, first experienced by
the architect on a sunny winter's day. Small glazed openings in the
walls make reference to gaps in the old timber boarding, new windows
are placed outside the old oak frame, to expose it's simplicity and
ruggedness. The frame, the skeleton of the house, and the roof were
carefully restored to health in the most traditional way, while new
elements and materials are clearly new. Externally, cladding is
untreated Western Red Cedar; thatch is reed."Geoff Pyle, 1996
PUBLISHED CRITICISM
“Light and layout alike have proved very successful. A good balance between private and public space, openness and intimacy, has been achieved by adopting an unconventional by common sense floor plan. With a triple-height space to play with in much of the barn, placing most of the bedrooms and bathrooms on the ground floor with the main living spaces above, taking advantage of the high ceilings and the elevated views of the surrounding countryside, was an inspired step”.Dominic Bradbury in ‘Barns: Living in converted and reinvented spaces’
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