St Leonards Farm Barn

Originally a traditional dairy farm on the outskirts of St Leonards, the farm has in recent years been transformed to provide both camping and traditional 'park home' accommodation(s) - albeit still entered from (and focussed upon) the original farm courtyard. Currently served via a visitor reception area within a temporary mobile home/cabin, proposals sought to create as 'built for purpose' new home to provide reception/cafe and shop facilities and opportunities to further enhance the experience.

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Located beneath and within the traditional oak structure and roof of the main agricultural storage barn, the challenge was to integrate the new within the space to realise a facility with charm and integrity whilst retaining visual and graphic reference to its farming roots. The RiB ARCHITECTURE proposals indicate a timber framed structure with external timber facing to retain the feel, with large glazed apertures to flood the interiors with natural light and promote customer interactions.