Plas Hendy Stable Block

by Studio Brassica Architects

Client Jane Crawley, William Crawley and Bonny Crawley

Award RIBA Wales Award 2024, Project Architect of the Year 2024, Small Project of the Year 2024, and Sustainability Award 2024 (sponsored by Autodesk)

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.

Read the full citation from the RIBA Awards Jury on RIBA Journal

Contractor G Adams Construction

Structural Engineer Element Structures

Ecology Consultant Acer Ecology

Pivoting Louvres IP Site Solutions

Timber Louvre Supply Latham Dresser Mouldings

Timber Windows and Doors (External Joinery) and Cupola Works Phoenix Home Installations Ltd

Pitched Roof Camilleri Roofing Ltd

Aluminium Windows and Doors Acorn Glass and Glazing Window and Door Services

Electrical Services SAN Electrical

Mechanical Services AMS Heating & Plumbing Ltd

Gross internal area in m² 147