Low Street Barn
A rural barn conversion by Haverstock that pairs charred or dark timber gable cladding with a traditional orange pantile roof and weathered brick base.
- What we like about this project
- The upper window punctures the timber gable cleanly without a traditional frame surround, reading as a dark void.
Materials
- timber
- brick
- clay-tile
- glass
- metal
Visual identifiers
- black-timber-cladding
- aged-brick-base
- orange-pantile-roof
- steep-gable
Style tags
- contemporary-vernacular
- rural
- traditional-materials
Visual tags
- barn-conversion
- rural
- vernacular
- timber-cladding
- adaptive-reuse
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical gable volume resting on a salvaged or aged masonry base, with vertical timber cladding stepping down to single-story wings.
- Facade system
- Horizontal/vertical timber weatherboarding over structural masonry and timber framing.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame superstructure atop load-bearing masonry walls.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story agricultural scale with domestic-sized apertures.
- Lighting
- Soft, overcast natural daylight producing minimal harsh shadows and gentle warm tones on the roof tiles.
- Atmosphere
- Quiet, agrarian tranquility rooted in tactile, weathered materials.
- Environmental context
- Rural or village setting with deciduous trees, gravel paths, and wild perennial planting surrounding the base.
- Spatial experience
- Approached through dense garden planting, the heavy agricultural mass opens up via punched window reveals at ground and loft levels.
- Composition rhythm
- Strong vertical black cladding contrasting with the horizontal bands of brickwork and roof tiles.
- Style reading
- Contemporary vernacular rural architecture
- Program
- Residential barn conversion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, brick, clay-tile, glass, metal
- Visual identifiers
- black-timber-cladding, aged-brick-base, orange-pantile-roof, steep-gable
- Style tags
- contemporary-vernacular, rural, traditional-materials
- Visual tags
- barn-conversion, rural, vernacular, timber-cladding, adaptive-reuse
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical gable volume resting on a salvaged or aged masonry base, with vertical timber cladding stepping down to single-story wings.
- Facade system
- Horizontal/vertical timber weatherboarding over structural masonry and timber framing.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame superstructure atop load-bearing masonry walls.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story agricultural scale with domestic-sized apertures.
- Lighting
- Soft, overcast natural daylight producing minimal harsh shadows and gentle warm tones on the roof tiles.
- Atmosphere
- Quiet, agrarian tranquility rooted in tactile, weathered materials.
- Environmental context
- Rural or village setting with deciduous trees, gravel paths, and wild perennial planting surrounding the base.
- Spatial experience
- Approached through dense garden planting, the heavy agricultural mass opens up via punched window reveals at ground and loft levels.
- Composition rhythm
- Strong vertical black cladding contrasting with the horizontal bands of brickwork and roof tiles.
- Style reading
- Contemporary vernacular rural architecture
- Program
- Residential barn conversion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture