Cokes Barn
2016 - 2021
Cokes Barn
2016 - 2021
Works to a grade II listed barn in the South Downs include internal remodelling and a large two storey extension to incorporate additional family living and a principal suite in the roof space with views towards the garden.
The existing barn was built in the seventeenth century and constructed of thick, local Fittleworth stone with a mixture of black stained horizontal timber boarding and expressed stone and brick quoins to the garden. The roof is half hipped using natural slate supported on queen post trusses that are expressed within the bedrooms.
The proposal sought to re-orientate the living spaces more directly with the gardens by introducing a two-storey extension perpendicular to the existing barn and new window openings in the existing barn. A glazed link acts as a sympathetic break and a new entrance between the two. The result of which is twofold, firstly, the family now benefit from extensive views through the depth of the garden, but also a courtyard is created to connect a new central kitchen with the living spaces. All of which are bound together by a beautiful crinkle crackle wall.
Brickwork, clay roof tiles and Fittleworth stone were sourced locally to both reduce the embodied carbon footprint of the building whilst ensuring the character of the Listed Building is respected and preserved.
