UK studio Sandy Rendel Architects has converted a Dutch barn at Morlands Farm in West Sussex, England, into a house clad in corrugated steel.
The studio converted the barn, which was previously completely open on two sides, into a home that retained its agricultural industrial aesthetic and materiality.
Sandy Rendel Architects converted a Dutch barn into a house Metal-framed, barrel-vaulted Dutch barns have a distinctive appearance, structure, form and materiality and it was key to us to retain this character and aesthetic, said Sandy Rendel Architects founder Sandy Rendel. Besides their clear form and colour, the language and character of these buildings is heavily defined by the materiality and detailing of their skin.
Morlands Farm by Sandy Rendel Architects
18 January 2021
Source: Jim Stephenson
Source: Jim Stephenson
Source: Jim Stephenson
Source: Jim Stephenson
Source: Jim Stephenson
Source: Jim Stephenson
Source: Jim Stephenson
Source: Jim Stephenson
Source: Jim Stephenson
Source: Jim Stephenson
Source: Jim Stephenson
In this barn conversion in the South Downs, Sandy Rendel Architects aimed to maintain the raw form and character of the original barn. Photography by
Jim Stephenson
The project involved the conversion of an existing Dutch barn into a new home for the owners of Sussex Prairie Garden visitor attraction in West Sussex, which they founded 12 years ago. The barn sits on the edge of the garden and its conversion from a basic, open-sided, corrugated-roof structure now allows them to live as well as work in its midst.