Plas Hendy Stable Block

by Studio Brassica Architects

Client Jane Crawley, William Crawley and Bonny Crawley

Award RSAW Award 2024, Project Architect of the Year 2024, Small Project of the Year 2024, and Sustainability Award 2024 (sponsored by ). Nominated for House of the Year Award 2024.

Plas Hendy Stable BlockFrancesco MontagutiWEBIMAGE2jpg — Plas Hendy Stable Block © Francesco Montaguti

In a bucolic setting near the Welsh-English border in Monmouthshire, the project involved a refurbishment and extension of an existing Arts and Crafts Grade II listed stable block. Built in 1906, the original building included a tack room, hay loft, and coach house. These spaces have been transformed into a new home which has improved the clients’ quality of life.

Inspired by the Arts and Crafts fabric, Studio Brassica Architects have employed simple materials, detailing, and variation in a spirited and playful way, making the old feel very comfortable with the new. Balancing this with heritage and ecological obligations, along with upgrading to the latest sustainable technologies and thermal comfort through solutions that include an innovative pivoting louvre system, the project demonstrates the many benefits of repurposing existing buildings, including in idyllic countryside settings.

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