There comes a moment near the end of a project when the noise settles and you can simply stand in the space and take it in. We’ve reached that moment with our Grade II Listed Coach House, and we wanted to pause and appreciate it before the final push.
Over the coming weeks we’ll be preparing for final photography with the very talented @_peter_molloy_ , and there will be plenty more to share once the images are ready.
Few projects feel as shared as this one. Our collaboration with @studio.hay has been at its heart from the beginning. Weekly site visits kept us close to the construction process, close enough to get our hands dirty, to test materials, and to keep refining the small details that, together, tell the story of how this building has been carefully transformed.
That closeness matters to us. A building with this much history deserves care at every stage, and the best decisions are often made on site, standing in the room with the light falling just so.
This week we received something we’ve been looking forward to for a long time: a bespoke, one-of-one stainless steel modular unit, made by @bent_furniture_design. It forms the feature record player wall, and it meets the exposed oak beams that guide you between levels in a way that feels as though it was always meant to be there. Seeing something so precisely made settle into its home is a quiet thrill.
We’ve also had the hidden TV unit installed. Its sliding panels conceal the screen when it’s not in use, revealing shelving on both sides, and then close over the shelves when the TV is on. The room can be what you need it to be, and it never feels like it’s giving anything up. The joinery, by @cbros.ltd , is finished in dark wood to match the kitchen and clad with projecting nibs. This small gesture has become a thread running through the whole project, from the kitchen handles to the external brickwork, and it’s a joy to see it carried through so faithfully by such skilled hands.
More updates to come soon.
‘The Coach House’ Appreciation.
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