D5 Architects LLP - Projects
27/05/2008Manor House, Warwickshire
Value: Private
Area: 375m2
Contract: JCT Prime Cost
Role: Lead Consultant (Project Manager), Contract Administrator, Architect RIBA Work Stage
Client: Private
Sector: Conservation, Residential
An initial study established that little of the Tudor Grade 2 listed property's original layout remained following inappropriate and unsympathetic modernisation in the 1970's. Extensions had also been added masking the original house from the garden.
The house was stripped back to its remaining original components and reconstructed using traditional materials and craftsmanship. Where the original form could not be established, contemporary designs were developed to contrast with the historic property including an oak and stainless steel stair with a large frameless glass roof over. The grounds were re-landscaped and a large garage built adjacent the house with an exposed steel frame with cedar infill panels. The garage was designed as a contemporary interpretation of the Manor's exposed timber frame and plaster infill panels.
Awarded: Conservation Category, Birmingham Design Initiative, West Midlands Design Awards