After we advised on refurbishing and altering the above Northumbrian farmhouse and its derelict adjoining barns and historic water mill, to form a new home and holiday cottages, we prepared proposals for converting the granary and cartshed to modern offices for a hi-tech web design company, gaining approval despite objections from the Council's conservation officer. Our design preserves the open character and fine timber roof trusses of the historic granary as a feature of the new offices, which have breathed new life into the disused buildings.