Article source: Bureau de Change architects

Reinterpreting the rural vernacular, this new home in the Cotswolds uses interlocking barn forms and a palette of local materials.

Taking as a starting point the elongated forms of two 30 metre-long, timber chicken sheds which previously occupied the site, the house is a play of traditional barn volumes which have been pushed and pulled to suit the needs of the client.

Inside, the key living spaces fan out around an internal patio, which acts as a focal point for the home. Clad in copper, the patio is a moment where both nature and light are introduced.

Image Courtesy © Gilbert McCarragher

• Architects: Bureau de Change architects
• Project: Long House
• Location: Cirencester, England
• Photography: Gilbert McCarragher

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Article source: Bureau de change

In the Cotswolds, Bureau de Change have reinterpreted the rural vernacular to create a new home using interlocking barn forms and a palette of local materials.

Billy Mavropoulos, Co-Founder of Bureau de Change, explains how the design drew on traces of the site’s former use: ‘We took the elongated forms of two 30 metre-long, timber chicken sheds as the starting point for the new design. The house then became a play of traditional barn volumes which have been pushed and pulled to suit the needs of the client.’

Image Courtesy © Gilbert McCarragher

• Architects: Bureau de change
• Project: Long House
• Location: Cirencester, England
• Photography: Gilbert McCarragher

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