New home surrounded by private woodland on the site of a former dilapidated cottage near the village of St Briavels. The village is famous for its castle at the centre of the Forest of Dean. The ancient forest was administered from this point and was known as the Hundred of St. Briavels.
The new nursing home in the beautiful Wye Valley is metres away from Offas Dyke, which is an important scheduled monument. It is built on the site of the a former nursing home, which was demolished to make way for this spacious, state-of-the-art, facility. The brief was to provide a building that responds to its setting and provides a homely atmosphere for its residents, many of whom will live here for a long time.
This interesting Tudor Farmhouse has been substantially extended over a period of ten years to provide additional bedrooms, a converted barn, a larger bar and dinning room, and a managers cottage. The gardens have been carefully planned and adjoin an area of special landscape interest. www.tudorfarmhousehotel.co.uk
This two storey extension in St Briavels, Gloucestershire complements the existing cottage and celebrates beautiful views of the surrounding landscape. The brief was to provide a ground floor study with a bedroom above. The internal spaces are uplifting in the way the two rooms benefit from both the morning and evening light.
Client Testimonial:
"Our house is an original 1700s stone cottage of which there are many in the St Briavels area. Extensions have been added at different stages of its life. The result is something of a hotch-potch to be honest. So commissioning a new extension to add a study for me – that would be spacious and quiet plus an attractive bedroom with small en-suite for the many friends and family who come to visit us required thought as to how it could ‘sit’ with the rest of the cottage. We are delighted with the result which not only provides us with the extra space we asked for, but has a sense of lightness and air about it. At the same time the extension ‘sits’ well in proportion with the rest of the house, echoing roof lines and windows. It rationalises the rest of the house - which used to be something of a railway carriage, room after room - but now is more balanced.
David Hurcombe took us through the process from conception to completion with a down-to-earth assurance that we appreciated, clear guidance born of solid experience and good advice when we required it."
all best wishes
Sue
This is an extension to a country house, which is grade 2 listed, to provide an indoor swimming pool and courtyard garden. The extension is in a neo-classical style; internally it has a colonnade around the pool; with a fine external elevation, finished in ashlar, facing a formal courtyard garden.
Eight flats on the site of an old Ambulance Station in the historic town of Chepstow, with it's beautiful castle and famous racecourse. The flats are light and airy with car parking and are within a short walk of the town centre.
GREENWICH
133 Creek Road
Greenwich
London
SE8 3BU
020 3393 6555
