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PROJECT
BRIEF

To design new luxurious and beautiful family homes that are fully at one with their scenic surroundings.

The Dutch Barn
The Dutch Barn

PROJECT
INFORMATION

  • Location: Leicestershire 
  • Sector: Residential
  • Client: Cadeby Homes

Awe inspiring contemporary spaces in a highly desirable luxury residence

The Dutch Barn

CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

Our perceptive innovative design of emulating the appearance of classic farm buildings into a rural farmstead meant the planners were happy to explore designs that encapsulated these principles and local agricultural history but reinterpreted these in a modern and contemporary way.

In keeping with traditional working farm layouts, the new build replica Dutch barn is arranged in a south facing courtyard formation. With authenticity at the fore, the archetypal agricultural footprint widths meld with contrasting construction materials, so when viewed from the wider countryside, its silhouette reflects a traditional farmstead.

A structural steel frame with a sheet metal barrel roof gives the iconic shape of a Dutch barn, and benefits from a solid interior but with Ash Thermowood cladding for the exterior.

 

Opulent throughout, this unique 5-bedroom home has a distinctive character and is designed to impeccable standards both inside and out. Seamlessly fusing historic rural elements with a luxurious modern lifestyle and savouring the panorama of the beautiful rolling countryside.

Sustainability principles were intrinsic with new landscaping bringing an abundance of habitats for flora and fauna, live natural organisms treat wastewater, and underfloor heating and heat recovery systems ensure the rooms maintain optimum temperatures and lessen energy usage.

In keeping with inclusivity and potential forward thinking for the purchasers, one bedroom and en-suite are located on the ground floor to meet the design requirements of Life Time Homes.

The Dutch Barn

TEAM

  • Architects: HSSP
  • Principle Contractor: Cadeby Homes
  • Structural Engineers: Tunstall Smith King Ltd
  • Landscaping: Alan Capeling Landscape & Garden Design