Horton Cross Cottage
This project involved transforming a dilapidated cottage with far reaching countryside views into a large holiday let comprising of 3 separate volumes, referencing independant single storey farm buildings all interconnected around one another. Project started whilst at Peregrine Mears Architects, but taken over and constructed by Kost Architects.
Project Location:
Holsworthy, Devon
Project Size:
320m2
Service:
RIBA Stages 0-4b
Completion:
Complete
The existing cottage appears on the Tithe maps of the 1830’s, assuming the original cottage to date back as far as the 18th Century. The cottage itself was unremarkable being a small 2 bed, ex workers cottage with low eaves. The layout to the proposed extension was critical to minimising the impact and preserving the characteristics of the existing cottage given its status as a non-designated historic asset. The main body of the extension containing the open plan, kitchen, dining and living space has been positioned 3m away from the existing cottage. The entrance is located between the existing and the proposed living space and is set back from the existing east elevation of the cottage. Glazing to the entrance of the link helps to create the sense of a void between the old and the new.
The pitched roof volume of the proposed living space is clad in a dark grey corrugated metal cladding to contrast with the white render of the existing house. As stated this contrast helps to preserve the definition of the historic cottage. The materials do not sit directly side by side as the glazed link provides a break between the two materials. We strongly felt that if the new extension was also finished in a white render to match the existing cottage the historic quality of scale and legibility of the building’s narrative would be adversely affected.
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