New Barn: Bespoke Barn-Style Home in Ampney Crucis, Cirencester
New Barn is a bespoke barn-style home on a former builder’s yard on the edge of Ampney Crucis, near Cirencester, designed by Cotswold Architects. It replaced an approved scheme for two semi-detached townhouses with a single generous dwelling featuring expansive glazing, vaulted ceilings and a linked double garage.
Location: Ampney Crucis, near Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Type: New build barn-style home
Site: Former builder’s yard
Works: New detached home with a linked double garage
Status: Completed
Architect: Cotswold Architects – Matthew Edwards ARB, RIBA Chartered Practice
From two townhouses to one barn-style home
When the new owner acquired this site on the edge of Ampney Crucis, it had planning permission for two semi-detached townhouses. They appointed Cotswold Architects to develop a bespoke house design more suited to its rural surroundings.
Expansive glazing and vaulted ceilings
Our proposal replaced the townhouse scheme with a generous barn-style dwelling featuring expansive glazing, vaulted ceilings and a linked double garage. The garage at New Barn was designed to allow future conversion into a games room.
Drainage on a high water table
The site’s high water table required specialist drainage input. We worked with a local drainage engineer to develop a sustainable surface-water drainage strategy, and liaised with Thames Water to secure consent for a sewer connection.
Planning and the Cotswold Beechwoods
Cotswold Architects also navigated additional planning requirements relating to the Cotswold Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation, as the council established its approach to mitigation.
Design and planning working together
New Barn illustrates the importance of combining residential architectural design with careful preparation and coordination of planning applications in the Cotswolds.
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