Casa Bona in Gambara, Italy
From the shell of an old barn comes “Casa Bona”. The renovation project emphasises the contrast between the aesthetic lines of the existing building and the new construction elements included in the project.
From the shell of an old barn comes “Casa Bona”. The renovation project emphasises the contrast between the aesthetic lines of the existing building and the new construction elements included in the project.
Aldeburgh is the nearest town to our site, a beautiful place on the Suffolk Coast in the East of England, close to Snape Maltings. We were asked to transform a tired brick barn, which sits in five acres of mixed woodland.
The original homestead consisted of two houses, a log cottage and a stone barn, forming an L-shape an set naturally in a remote meadow. To keep this balanced relation we decided to make minimum interventions on the exteriors, the main changes happen inside.
A brick barn from the 1960s turned into a workplace for the artist, an experimental and creative environment where light and the surrounding hills shapes the architecture.
This former hayloft barn in the centre of the village of chez-les-reuses is an example of traditional valaisan construction, with a stone lower part and timber upper part. The conversion of this rural building into a holiday home uses what is already there, retaining the typical local features.
Williams Burton Leopardi has recently completed the renovation of North Adelaide Barn, located in Adelaide, South Australia. 150 years of gentle indifference saw the structure of this 19th Century state heritage barn begin to give way. Repairing and stabilising was a large task for it to remain just a ‘shed’ with requirements for new steel
This barn serves as the main area to socialize for a California family retreat. Big Sur Barn was completed by Studio Schicketanz, a full service architectural firm based in Carmel, California. It was relocated from the mid-West and refurbished for this purpose, according to the Indian building principles of sthapatya veda.Â
Church Hill Barn has been renovated and restored by David Nossiter Architects. The site, situated on the Essex/Suffolk borders within the landscape immortalised by Constable was originally the home farm of the nearby Assington Hall Estate, destroyed by fire in the 1950s. It consists of a collection of farm buildings forming a courtyard. The centrepiece of
This old barn conversion project was recently completed by Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes. This small cottage is located in Saleinaz, Switzerland. Built in the second half of the 19th century, the barn was originally situated at the entrance to the village of Praz-de-Fort in the val d’Entremont, and had been abandoned. As part of the conversion process,
Huge contemporary barn conversion located in a beautiful and scenic five acre plot nestled within the Wiltshire countryside, South West England. This designer home was once an old farm yard and barn, and has been completely redeveloped by the current owners to provide an outstanding family home. The finish is simple, contemporary and clean with
The 100-year-old ” Casa C ” is located in the center of Reckingen, facing the church. Reckingen is a typical settlement in this mountain valley. Camponovo Architekten Baumgartner have converted this old farm building into a holiday home. Description by Camponovo Architekten Baumgartner: Houses and barns are divided in separate units. The small-scaled barns form a
Haus Stein (Stone House) is a holiday house designed by Jan Rosler Architekten in collaboration with Sven Rickhoff. Haus Stein is the result of the conversion of an unused barn from the 1930’s into a holiday home. The particular character of the barn in its rural setting was preserved through minimal interventions on its outer