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Our design for this historic ruined dovecote brings together environmental and heritage conservation in a ground-breaking contemporary design, featured in Grand Designs magazine. The tower, probaby originally a windmill converted to a dovecote around 1824, is both a scheduled ancient monument and a listed building, and stands in open countryside with spectacular views of the Cheviots. Too small to be converted to any other use, yet too important to be incorporated into a conventional house, we have made it the focus of a new sustainable dwelling which recently received full planning permission.
Single storey, with a 'green' roof and timber cladding, the new house will enhance the height and visual dominance of the dovecote, with a glazed link and a plan that wraps around and radiates outwards from it maintaining its centrality and landmark quality. The low carbon emission dwelling will also feature enhanced levels of natural insulation, underfloor heating powered by a ground source heat pump and other innovative sustainable technologies.
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