Five Acre Barn B&B

Five Acre Barn B&BAn undulating form in a Suffolk plain

Status
Completed 2017
Location
Aldeburgh, Norfolk, UK
Size
5275 sqft GIA
Specification
6 beds, 6.5 baths
Photography
Sarah Blee
Awards
RIBA National Award 2018, RIBA East Award 2018, RIBA East Small Project of the Year Award 2018, Manser Medal Shorlist 2018

The Five-Acre Barn B&B began as a dated brick barn and a 1970s cottage annexe set withina woodland site on the Suffolk Coast of England. In transforming the property into a working bed-and-breakfast, the annexe was replaced with a cedar-shingled structure topped with a bold sawtooth roof.

Inside, that roof silhouette informs the dynamic interiors, each shaped in response to its shifting angles. Four of the en-suite bedrooms have generous living, dressing, and bathing spaces. The fifth bedroom is notably expansive, with a six-metre-high ceiling and private views of the landscaped gardens and the Suffolk countryside beyond.


 

 

 

Dynamic in form, bold in concept, and generous in space