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Faichemard Farmhouse

Faichemard Farm

Private residential extension

Within this majestic rural landscape an existing 1866 Scottish farmhouse has been converted into a dramatic double-height space and is to be flanked by two larch-clad ‘barns’.

This grouping reinstates the old house at the heart of the scheme; the three buildings are linked by frameless glazed ‘bridges’ that concisely establish a conceptual and visual separation between old and new.

A cor-ten clad observatory tower abuts one of the timber barns; its discreet edges and tapering walls allude to the previous industry of the area.

This project displays our passion for encouraging contemporary architecture in the rural context. Site specific conditions are to be embraced: an old apple tree is retained – the new building simply wraps around it.

Sharp contemporary detailing is used in combination with subtle references to the local vernacular; the scheme sits sensitively and harmoniously in the larger rural context without becoming a pastiche of the historical.