Our exceptional contemporary extension to a Grade II listed farm house has been featured in the March 2020 issue of Real Homes magazine. The accommodation offers a well designed double height lounge and kitchen with full height glazing offering a spectacular view over farmland. The mezzanine area makes an ideal space for the children to play in. There is a glazed link through to the original thatched farm house allowing more light to flood in. The clients have furnished the rooms in…

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On a difficult site in Great Paxton Chris Sale of Rider Sale Architects has designed an extension to a property and linked it into a new separate house to compliment the street scene. The…

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Rider Sale Architects came joint fourth commended out of 91 entries. The competition brief was to design a country house in parkland setting in Gloucestershire. The total accommodation to be provided was to be in the region of 800 square metres, to include the main reception rooms, entertaining facilities, conservatory, games facilities, indoor swimming pool and staff accommodation.

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The Grade II Listed barn was featured in the RIBA Conservation Book. Listed buildings are a challenge where quality and fine detail are paramount. Rider Sale Architects carefully designed scheme persuaded the Planning Authority to allow a linked extension which was the key to meeting the accommodation brief. The metal roof was replaced with longstraw thatching which attracted a fact-finding visit from the local Conservation Department. Windows were carefully placed to retain the main elevations in the barn like appearance. The old barn now contains two bedrooms and a dramatic open plan…

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Rider Sale Architects were chosen as one of three finalists in the competition sponsored by David Wilson Homes. The competition was to design a better townhouse, with construction efficiency and the quality of the living environment being the key considerations. Short-listed from over 50 entries, Rider Sale produced a design to meet the brief for an "innovative" solution for the need for high-density housing. The panel of judges included Lawrence Llewellyn Bowen. Our design for ten three bedroom, four storey town houses is arranged in a courtyard style, including pathways around communal gardens.…

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Our Barn Conversion scheme in a Cambridgeshire village featured in the Homebuilding and Renovating book of Barn Conversions our scheme is one of 22 "Inspirational" projects illustrated. We were complimented on the barn conversion, by the head of South Cambridgeshire Listed Building Department on it '... being the best barn conversion in the area'. The barn conversion "Rural Renaissance" featured in the Homebuilding and Renovating Self-Build Magazine with a 7 page spread. The RIBA also featured the barn conversion in their Architecture Review East…

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