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…

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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 existing cottage is to be extended and upgraded with an additional bedroom and bathroom at first floor with a new entrance and utility room at ground floor. A passage was retained to the rear garden under an archway. The new dwelling has two bedrooms at ground floor level with an interesting open plan living / kitchen / dining layout at first floor level under the sloping eaves. Rider Sale were pleased to work with William Allwood and Martin Page of DH Barford &…

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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 dining/kitchen area while the new timber-frame building contains two more bedrooms and a living room. The construction was completed in twelve months.

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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…

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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…

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