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Mar 20

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Hambleton Oak frame House

We recently completed this beautiful period oak framed house in the prestigious village of Hambleton, Rutland. Hambleton village is situated on the peninsula that protrudes into Rutland water, this peninsula splits the reservoir into two arms. The complete oak frame house was built on an existing footprint with superb views over the reservoir. By demolishing the original structure but saving the foundations and obviously the position, we are able to create this beautiful period home. The dynamics of this specially designed oak framed home were as you would expect biased toward the views of the reservoir and by utilising the 1st floor as the main living areas really made the best of the beautiful views. The ground floors consisted of garage space and also the main entrance and hallway which led you to the 1st floor with the main living areas. The exterior vertical skin was of local stone and also beautifully hand made Stone Mullion windows with the roof finished of with Colleyweston tiles. With our usual eye for detail for all the internal finishes and the detail of the oak frame, the interior of this beautiful home perfectly matched the stunning exterior views of Rutland water.

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Mar 04

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Oak Framed Extension – Medbourne

We completed this oak framed extension last year in the very beautiful ancient village of Medbourne. Our brief was, extra space, natural light and a bespoke design. This particular elevation hides the fact that this extension created several rooms including a rear coat/wellie area leading to a fully fitted utility room which in turn leads then onto a open kitchen, dayroom and creche area. The semi circle glazed section is the link from the main house into the new space. With maximum glazing, roof lights and also flat roof velux’s the client’s wishes for natural light were easily obtained. There is more detail in the case studies under Medbourne Oak Frame.

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Mar 04

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Lyddinton Oak Frame Conversion

This stunning barn is set in it own 7 acres of land overlooking the families lawns & horse paddocks. This was part of the brief given to us by the clients in that they wanted to maximize the extensive views that were available to them, that and the necessity for natural light in large open internal spaces.

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Mar 02

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Stone Cottage Oak Extension – Medbourne

We are in the later stage of completion on this lovely air dried oak extension to a 650 year old cottage in Medbourne. The area is very sensitive to planning as it’s not only grade 11 listed building but also on a heritage site. The ancient village of Medbourne was predominately a large Roman village some 2000 years ago with its prime location interjecting many bridleways and water courses. The brief for this particular project was a heritage sympathetic external appearance with the internal aesthetics being contemporary/modern. We have achieved the interior aesthetics with the use of lime plaster and existing stone finishes which help create a very simple yet effective canvas for the new clean lines of the kitchen and dray room furniture. We are at present waiting for the screed to dry, we then will be doing the final touches with the oak floor and painted skirtings.

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Mar 01

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Kingscliffe Glazed Oak Extension

The lovely rural stone villa of Kingscliffe is the site for this recently completed air dried oak structure. The house itself is over 600 years old and was grade II listed, this meant that the design and detail of the new extension needed to be perfectly in balance with the existing structure to ensure planning approval. The very careful use of limited numbers of materials allowed us to keep the structure as simple as possible which in turn lends itself to the simple stone surroundings in which the oak structure sat. The use of lead and painted cast gutters gave the new extension an originality that would not have been achievable with the use of standard materials. With the external elevations looking very traditional, we managed to create a contemporary feel to the interior with the use of simple floor tiles, clean lines and the abundance of natural light. The new floor of the oak extension was taken through into the original kitchen via widened apertures, this was a major factor in creating the combined space of the two areas. The light reflective nature of the limestone flooring helps bounce light into the existing house, with the added benefit of the […]

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Hambleton Oak frame House

Oak Framed Extension – Medbourne

Lyddinton Oak Frame Conversion

Stone Cottage Oak Extension – Medbourne

Kingscliffe Glazed Oak Extension

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