An existing large converted barn which formerly provided garaging and garden storage was converted for habitable use. Mike Lapworth was commissioned to design a new ancillary building to provide this missing accommodation in a way that would readily complement the property and its village setting. The design solution was to build a new Cotswold barn in a traditional style to match the existing buildings on the site  within the Conservation Area.

Planning Consent was obtained and Mike Lapworth organised the build and designed the interior spaces using salvaged materials.

The walls were built with Cotswold stone from a demolished Manor house and the roof was clad in salvaged layered Cotswold stone slates. The accommodation included a garage, a garden room, a garden store, a home office and ancillary accommodation at first floor level. The building is highly insulated and incorporates modern building methods and structure disguised with salvaged materials.

The building is now called The Old Barn and is well integrated within the overall setting.

Mike Lapworth continues to work on the project and has recently been instructed to design and build a second barn structure to accommodate agricultural machinery.