Bureau de Change covers barn-style Cotswolds house with ombré effect charred larch
Architecture studio Bureau de Change has covered a Cotswolds house formed of a pair of interlocking barn-style buildings in brick and larch, which has been charred for a graduated effect.
Long House is comprised of two parallel volumes that appear pushed together so they overlap, merging internally to create a large living space overlooking a patio.
"We took the elongated forms of two 30-metre-long timber chicken sheds as the starting point for the new design," Bureau de Change co-founder Billy Mavropoulos told Dezeen.
The chicken sheds used to occupy the site where the house now stands.
Both barns have been lent a distinctive character by their contrasting finishes, chosen to blend in with the surrounding landscape of the English countryside. The materials are complimentary but contrasting ? one heavier and with fewer openings, the other lighter and more open.
"The front barn has been built in dry stone wall by a local craftsman, chosen not only for its local relevance but also for its mass and muscularity," said Mavropoulos. "This facade is monolithic, with fewer openings to produce a heavier, solid volume at the front," he added.
"As a counterpoint, the taller barn at the back is clad in a lighter-weight natural larch which has been charred to a deep leathery black at each window recess."
These charred black strips blend into the facade with ombré-effect edges, running the full height of Long House. The darker areas frame...
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