The Kent Barn Conversion
Our project was to renovate the Grade II-listed Grain Barn at Wye in Ashford. The refurbishment features an amazing hand-built Ash kitchen, new openings, and glazing to promote extra light and external views throughout the building. Overall, it delivers a stunning, modern, and luxurious feel.
Private client
Kent
Winter of 2025
6 Months development
One barn that has not been touched for almost 20 years is outdated and desperately needs a new life. It's ready to be enjoyed, from design remodelling to heating & cooling, Airsource systems, floorings, and bathrooms to a beautiful hand-built kitchen.
Outdated interiors, warn-out fixtures, freezing in winter and roasting in summer
Total strip out
To get the best possible layout, space, and light, the whole barn required one ample open-plan plan with new steel and rafters so to open up before we rebuilt it into an airy modern living space.
Warm on the feet
PIR floor insulation clipped UFH and Liquid screed provide a fast, efficient, and precise floor covering with many advantages over traditional screed. This screed is a heat store with underfloor heating and helps uniformly release heat.
Floor heaven
The many floors was finished in a mixture of marble, large format limestone and handcrafted wood flooring.
Bespoke Kitchen
This is Ash heaven! It was planned, designed, and hand-built on-site. We created the kitchen, units, and space with the client so they could have their dream family-friendly cooking and hosting environment.
A boot room is needed for bums and boots of all sizes when they need to sit down and put on boots.
A snug is an instant magic pill, transporting you to a place of comfort. Add a fire, a large reading bench, a picture window and some bookshelves and off you go…
'“Builds like this are always a challenge, making confident decisions on-site after discovering what you have to work around.
We thrive on this, and the outcomes are all the more impressive.
This renovation was exceptional, changing a worn-out barn with passages of lights, new spaces with more glass, larger open-plan rooms, an incredible creation, and a beautiful new living space for the whole family to enjoy.”
Andrew / usfew
