{"id":747495,"date":"2024-10-01T07:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T06:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/?p=747495"},"modified":"2024-10-01T09:05:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T08:05:01","slug":"case-study-old-school-house-by-bindloss-dawes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/specification\/case-study-old-school-house-by-bindloss-dawes","title":{"rendered":"Case study: Old School House by Bindloss Dawes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Old School House is a Grade II-listed home nestling in a picturesque valley in Pitcombe, Somerset. Built as a small local school in the 1860s, it was converted into a home after the Second World War and subsequently extended in the 1970s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When Bindloss Dawes was appointed in 2018 it became clear that the extension was flawed and needed to be replaced. Drawing inspiration from the scale and proportions of the original school house, a design was developed that was both distinct and sensitive to the existing architecture. Partly sunk in order to match the low eaves of the principal school building, it was possible to create a discreet two-storey addition that simultaneously increased the floor area and sat sympathetically in its setting. Openings have been carefully placed to provide views across the valley and the extension\u2019s unimpeded position allows each room to capture light at different times of the day.<\/p>\n

Throughout the project Bindloss Dawes worked closely with their clients, Joa and Andrew Studholme. As Farrow & Ball\u2019s colour curator, Joa had a clear vision for the interior, experimenting with colour to accentuate the lofty ceilings and complement the natural materials of the interior.
\nGeorge Dawes, director, Bindloss Dawes<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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Project data<\/b><\/h3>\n

Start on site <\/b>March 2022
\nCompletion <\/b>December 2022
\nGross internal floor area <\/b>135m2<\/sup>
\nConstruction cost <\/b>\u00a3385,000
\nConstruction cost per m2<\/sup> <\/b>\u00a32,850
\nArchitect <\/b>Bindloss Dawes
\nClient <\/b>Joa and Andrew Studholme
\nStructural engineer <\/b>Momentum
\nProject manager <\/b>Bindloss Dawes
\nPrincipal designer <\/b>Bindloss Dawes
\nApproved building inspector <\/b>Jhai
\nColour consultant<\/b> Farrow & Ball
\nMain contractor<\/b> Gregory Renovations
\nCAD software used <\/b>Vectorworks
\nAnnual CO<\/b>2<\/sub><\/b><\/span> emissions <\/b>18.3 kgCO2<\/sub><\/span>\/m2<\/sup><\/p>\n

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Architect\u2019s choices<\/b><\/h3>\n

We wanted the new extension to feel distinct and contemporary alongside the original stone school house, but to be sympathetic and contextual. Deciding to clad the whole building in chestnut rainscreen cladding allowed us to achieve this, maintaining an open system at roof and upper floor level to allow water to run quickly off the surface, and contrasting this with a closed horizontal pattern below.<\/p>\n

At the front of our minds was how the timber would weather over time and we chose chestnut for its stability and consistency. Over the course of the past 18 months we have returned to see the timber darken and now silver, and we are really pleased with the results.
\nGeorge Dawes, director, Bindloss Dawes<\/i><\/p>\n

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Specification<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

The new extension is clad in locally sourced English sweet chestnut and built from a highly insulated and cost-effective timber frame structure. Chestnut was chosen for its sustainability, stability and elegant grain, but also because of how it weathers. Over the years the\u00a0whole extension will mellow into a light silvery grey, complementing the weathered, locally-quarried Hadspen stone of the main house.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Different designs for the timber cladding were explored, testing vertical and horizontal compositions in models and maquettes. The result was an open arrangement at roof and first floor levels, allowing rainwater to pass through the cladding and drain via hidden gutters, with a broader, closed board at ground level, breaking up the mass of the overall building.Bespoke chestnut pivot-windows were made to match the cladding, avoiding surface treatment to allow the whole building to weather evenly.<\/span><\/p>\n

A smaller link building connects the old and new, revealing some of the original stonework previously covered by the earlier extension. Composed of patinated galvanised steel doors, this room faces up the valley towards the setting sun and connects to a concrete and chestnut staircase, illuminated by a high-level east-facing window that captures the morning light.
\nGeorge Dawes, director, Bindloss Dawes<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Selected products\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

Timber cladding<\/b>
\nEnglish Woodlands Timber
\nSweet chestnut (60 x 28mm vertical cladding)
\nRoof and external walls
\nenglishwoodlandstimber.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Timber windows
\n<\/b>JC Joinery
\nBespoke double-glazed, chestnut-framed pivot windows
\nExternal walls of new extension<\/i><\/p>\n

Metal windows and door
\n<\/b>Steel Window Service
\nW10 patinated galvanised steel frame fixed window and door system
\nLink building
\nsteelwindows.co.uk<\/a>
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\nRooflight
\n<\/b>Glazing Vision
\nGV Pitchglaze fixed
\nRoof over bathroom
\nglazingvision.co.uk<\/a>
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\nBreather membrane
\n<\/b>Renolit
\nAlkorplan
\nBehind cladding, roof and external walls
\nrenolit.com<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

Roof cladding fixing system
\n<\/b>Renolit
\nAlkorplan
\nAlkorsolar system with PVC P alkorPLUS profiles
\nRoof
\nrenolit.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Old School House is a Grade II-listed home nestling in a picturesque valley in Pitcombe, Somerset. Built as a small local school in the 1860s, it was converted into a home after the Second World War and subsequently extended in the 1970s.\u00a0 When Bindloss Dawes was appointed in 2018 it became clear that the extension …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":747513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"categories":[721],"tags":[73567,1310,1919,2852,1298],"yoast_head":"\nCase study: Old School House by Bindloss Dawes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The project adds a two-storey extension to a Grade II-listed house in Somerset, built in the 1860s as a local school. 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