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	Private Residence, Kent
	A house for a young family within an existing oast barn which stands within apple orchards. The exterior of the building remains unchanged, preserving a history of alterations, with the exception of a new 9 m wide opening at ground level facing the apple trees to the south. The opening has been precisely located beneath a part of the barn that has a timber structure. This structure has been extended downwards and clad in glass, as the timber clapboard has been used on the storey above.
	The original interior of the barn had been lost in previous alterations. A single 22 m long living space has been made on the ground floor, gathered around the new south facing opening. A collection of 'external' materials: natural render, polycarbonate and brick are used to modify the scale and enable the inhabitation of the space. The first floor is divided into an interconnected series of large, white rooms whose angled walls and ceiling engage existing window openings and frame the existing timber roof trusses.
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