Bramley Farm House

The proposed two-storey extension adopts the surrounding agricultural language with stone cladding to the ground floor and vertical larch timber cladding to the first floor. The selection of stone, timber, and metal results in a simple palette of natural materials that root the building into its context and allows it to harmonise with the surrounding landscape and adjacent buildings. It is intended to read as a 21st Century addition to the site but one that is very much borne out of the history and heritage of the Ribble Valley area. A new building form that sits comfortably alongside the original 1900 farmhouse without trying to replicate it or create a pastiche copy.

Sustainability and the environmental impact have been key drivers throughout the design process with an aspiration to create a low energy, environmentally conscious home.  Prioritising low embodied carbon materials and adopting Passivhaus principles, the proposals will achieve a net zero solution.

The orientation of the house and the large, glazed openings on the south-west facade enable the main open-plan kitchen/dining/living area to benefit from solar gain to assist with space heating. In order to avoid overheating in the summer months, the glazing is protected by external vertical fins which act as a solar shading device.

Materiality, scale and form have been meticulously addressed to create a bespoke piece of contemporary architecture that is very much of it’s time and of it’s place.