The Narrative History of a Building

Sometimes things which were never supposed to be seen, reveal themselves during the course of our work on historic buildings. Carefully incorporating these features into our work gives an opportunity to celebrate the inherent beauty of this kind of vernacular detail.

In this case while undertaking conversion works to an historic barn in the Vale of Pewsey, we uncovered a series of roof trusses, which we subsequently exposed and incorporated into the spaces we created within the roofspace. Historic notches from previous configurations add to the narrative of the history of the building and this layer of history is now able to be appreciated, rather than hidden away in a dusty loft.