Barn Surrey

Oakwoodhill Surrey, Great Britain

View across the flowerbed to the barn with open doors and Sky-Frame sliding windows

Photo © Basile Bornand

Detail of Hay Palissade garden furniture in front of the pre-weathered clapboard, exposed brick wall and tiled roof

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Ensemble of farmhouse and barns form a courtyard

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Barn with pre-weathered clapboard and closed doors

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Barn with open doors and Sky-Frame sliding doors

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Annex with bathroom and kitchen, facing a brick-paved forecourt

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View through the Sky-Frame window into the kitchen of smoked oak and with stone floor

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Evening mood and view through the Sky-Frame windows into the interior, with half-timbered frame and hexagonal terracotta tiles

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Long Fayland oak table from E15 on hexagonal terracotta tiles in front of restored half-timbered frame and Ocular chandelier from Licht im Raum

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Long Fayland oak table from E15 on hexagonal terracotta tiles aligned with the Sky-Frame window

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View into the garden with illuminated oak trees and path

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Interior with half-timbered frame and floor with hexagonal terracotta tiles and view toward the stairway in front of Mutina Mews Fog stoneware

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Interior with half-timbered frame and floor with hexagonal terracotta tiles and illuminated stairway

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Interior with half-timbered frame and floor with hexagonal terracotta tiles and detail of illuminated stairway

Photo © Basile Bornand

Bathroom with Mutina Mews Fog stoneware and mirror with Glo-Ball lights from Flos

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Barn with pre-weathered clapboard and main house with clay shingles and striking chimneys

View of the hilly Surrey countryside with oak woods

Conversions + Extensions

Architects: Architekturbüro Herbert Bruhin

Location: Oakwoodhill Surrey, Great Britain
Year: 2016
Team: Marcel Walker
Lighting Design: Lichtblick

The old barn and small outbuilding belong to Chapel House Farm, a former vicarage from the 16th century. Today, the owner hosts his guests here. With the conversion, the two separate buildings were joined together, thus creating an open, spacious interior, where the character of the barn is a charming presence in the restored half-timbered structure. The floor of hexagonal terracotta tiles and the new lighting also add to the inviting atmosphere. Natural light comes in through the full-height windows in the door openings and through additional skylights. A stairway leads into the attached annex, which houses a small kitchen and a guest bathroom.