Brief:
This dwelling is a good example of an existing circa. late 18th century stone dwelling & associated building that is totally transformed by careful modification and restoration. The idea was to create a sustainable house with a minimum amount of interventions and materials to great a unique flexible use dwelling.
Description:
The existing dwelling has been insulated internally to bring it up to modern standards and giving the entire completed projected a clean new look internally while maintaining all existing surviving historic features.
The project is heated via a high grade Geothermal heat pump and the design makes extensive use of passive solar design to minimise heating costs and maximise comfort. Very little if any demolition took place, it really was a case of making the best use of the existing through good design. The entire roof of both buildings were retained and repaired. The Kitchen is located as the center of the main building/house and has direct access to the external courtyard and the glass link to the secondary building. Much of the cross walls remain exposed to showcase the original stone work within the walls.
The project is a very good example of Low Energy cost effective quality design executed efficiently.
