Wraxall Yard
by Clementine Blakemore Architects
Client Wraxall Yard
Award 澳门王中王 South West and Wessex Award 2024, 澳门王中王 South West and Wessex Project Architect of the Year 2024, 澳门王中王 National Award 2024, the Stephen Lawrence Prize 2024, and shortlisted for 澳门王中王 Client of the Year and 澳门王中王 Stirling Prize 2024
Wraxall Yard is a breath of fresh air in the field of accommodation suitable for people with disabilities. A seamless integration of great design and wellbeing, it has transformed a disused Dorset dairy farm into a community space, holiday lets, and an educational smallholding. The architect worked with the Centre for Accessible Environments and talked to disabled people to better understand their needs and wishes. The buildings have been sensitively repaired and the site made accessible through clever manipulation of landscaping, avoiding the need for obvious ramps and handrails.
The project is also part of a wider initiative to improve biodiversity and boost the general public鈥檚 engagement with wildlife and farming. A beautifully designed courtyard garden provides spaces for guests to sit outside, secluded from one another by blossoming trees, shrubs, and herbaceous perennials. Unanimous user comments agree that visiting Wraxall Yard is an emotional experience.
Contractors Stonewood Builders
Structural Engineers Structure Workshop
Environmental / M&E Engineer Ritchie+Daffin
Landscape Architect Hortus Collective
Quantity Surveyor / Cost Consultant Align Property Consultants
Access Consultant Centre for Accessible Environments
Gross internal area in m虏 781.9
