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This project involved creating a family home in the style of an existing barn located on a beautiful big farm. This involved replacing the existing derelict and unsafe barn structure with a replacement in the form of a lovely family home. Through use of materials, form and careful design, Method Studio Architects aimed to preserve the barn aesthetic for our enthusiastic clients. 

# Brief

The brief from our clients was to create a home for their growing family. One that utilises the vast views over the fields, feels rustic, modern and comfortable. Working within the footprint and massing of the existing barn Method Studio had a sizeable shell to work within. Our clients wanted several bedrooms with leisure spaces for the kids, two working from home offices, a large open-plan kitchen, living and dining space, with a snug and a fireplace for those chillier days. It was important to build something that is sympathetic to the local vernacular, has all the modern comforts inside, but also comes within budget! As always, Method Studio was up for the task. 

# Concept

The reconstructed barn adopts a complementary styling to the contextual farm elements with limited fenestration. For creating a sympathetic barn look we designed hit and miss cladding screens to selected glazing areas to preserve the barn aesthetic and mitigate light pollution. These also provide privacy to bedroom and bathrooms inside. This, along with hidden gutters, a textured cladding material in the same darkened colour as the existing barn and clever positioning of windows we were able to design a modern barn for our clients. 

The interior layout utilises a vaulted ceiling upstairs for that open barn aesthetic. This draws your eye towards the large balcony off the living and dining space and out to the open fields of the farm. A comfy snug with fireplace and large vertical window is located off this space. Our clients also required a gym and utility room which we located off the front entrance space, anchoring the design at ground level. This suits those times you enter with muddy boots or want to turn the music up for your workout as it’s away from the bedrooms! Via an industrial staircase, only half a landing down, are the bedrooms (all complete with ensuite bathrooms), an office, kids lounge and library, and the master suite. Method included big glazed crittal style doors to the centre of the lower ground floor in order to drag loads of natural light through the middle of the house. 

![Ground Floor Plan Jennison](//images.ctfassets.net/m89aihghrib4/68H2vU83AZcsYlIqONhIsu/47334268e26d2afb76ee2a48c9dbceed/J000264_JENNISON.pdf_64.jpg) Ground Floor Plan

![First Floor Plan Jennison](//images.ctfassets.net/m89aihghrib4/38N23rJVVC5SIzsk2kL31g/ddd2ce2b156b9142d7606281c6dae635/J000264_JENNISON.pdf_65.jpg) First Floor Plan

![Jennison on site](//images.ctfassets.net/m89aihghrib4/viO8YbGKhOhRfoahCKW9N/26fadbb9ccf3a4ac83a573cb57cff789/IMG_0319.JPG) We are onsite!

# Challenges

It is important to produce little light pollution, consider car parking, materials used and enhance the existing through the re-build. After feedback from planners our design to pull the balcony space upstairs was proposed and received positively from the Local Authority. 

In conjunction with the architectural design, the landscape strategy proposed was to incorporate the connection with the outdoors and aid in screening the front of the barn, maintaining the country side feel while improving the biodiversity of the site. In our experience we have found it is not only the building design alone that creates a home and positively received design, but all the elements surrounding it as well - landscape, access, fenestration, hard and soft surfaces. All of these elements make a place a home.

Jennison Hall Farm Exterior

Jennison Hall Farm Interior Lounge

Jennison Hall Farm Interior

Jennison Hall Farm Interior Image Kitchen

First Floor Plan Jennison

Ground Floor Plan Jennison

Mountnessing

### Project
This project was a change of layout and refurbishment to a warehouse type apartment. The clients’ architect was very particular about their requirements and detailed the project incredibly well. All the designs were based on the building nature and location next to the River Thames. 

### Brief
Blackberry Build worked on improving the acoustic performance of the floors and ceilings by installing a unique acoustic layer and an additional layer of sound block board on the walls. To maintain the clean lines and create more space in the apartment, sliding door systems were installed, along with bespoke joinery by Barr Joinery to complete the final look of this interestingly elegant property.

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Wapping Wall

### Project
This project was a change of layout and refurbishment to a mansion type apartment. Blackberry Build's client was an interior designer and handpicked all materials and finishes from prestigious suppliers, to achieve their dream home. 

### Brief
During the refurbishment, the apartment benefitted from a new layout, including an additional bathroom and dressing room, along with entirely new mechanical and electrical services.

Blackberry also applied printed marble slabs in the bathroom, restored sash windows and installed a classic herringbone floor. The customised joinery perfectly complemented the final look of this uniquely beautiful space.

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Albert road project

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Albert Road

### Project
This project was a single-storey ground floor rear and kitchen extension along with a living room refurb and garden remodelling.

### Brief
Blackberry Build's client provided a detailed specification focused on structural solutions, finishes and lighting. Protection and a careful approach were critical elements of this project as the client's corridor had recently been renewed. Beautiful bespoke joinery was also fitted.

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Fountain Road

Blackberry Build provide their exceptional services in London and Essex as they are based centrally in Brentwood. They are a confident experienced team who consistently deliver a beautiful high quality finish on all projects, from extensions all the way up to new builds. Method Studio have enjoyed working along with Blackberry Build and they also come highly recommended from many other previous clients. We have particularly appreciated their superb attention to detail when it comes to tendering projects for transparency on costs.