Mickleton Estate

Every aspect of the renovation has been thoughtfully considered, with a meticulous attention to detail and using reclaimed and existing materiality from the original site wherever possible. The result is a stunning family home filled with light, character and space.

The design integrates old with new around the impressive central kitchen, dining and family living room with a polished concrete floor and newly-partitioned pantry and utility. In this vast room, the plaster was relined and the brickwork retained to be honest to the building’s original fabric, with the beams and trusses restored and repaired. Triple-height Crittal-style glazing replaces the previous large barn door and overlooks a newly-planted wild meadow garden, patio and Corten Steel water feature.

On one wing of the U-shaped building, the design creates a new extension bringing the barn structures together (where the cows had previously walked through!) with a contemporary aesthetic of zinc cladding to mirror the colour of the slate roof. Throughout both wings, new partitions devise bedrooms and bathrooms, study rooms, and a master suite with an innovative curved wall, library mezzanine and double-size ensuite.

A colonnade space with earth floor that was previously open to the elements for the animals has been restored with the original materiality, to create a secondary living space for the family’s teenagers including bedrooms, bathrooms and games room.

Following the design and planning of the equestrian centre and outdoor school arena, ground was dug out for the stable structure and walk on track and used to create hügelkultur landscaped hills sown with wildflowers and grasses. Overall our clients have planted 5,000 trees and shrubs across the site.