Church Hill Barn has been renovated and restored by David Nossiter Architects. The site, situated on the Essex/Suffolk borders within the landscape immortalised by Constable was originally the home farm of the nearby Assington Hall Estate, destroyed by fire in the 1950s. It consists of a collection of farm buildings forming a courtyard. The centrepiece of the site with views over the rural landscape is a large barn of cathedral-like proportions.

教堂山谷仓已由大卫诺西特建筑师翻新和修复。该遗址位于埃塞克斯/萨福克边界，位于康斯特布尔永垂不朽的景观中，最初是附近阿辛顿庄园的家农场，在20世纪50年代被大火烧毁。它由一组农场建筑组成，形成一个庭院。该遗址的中心部分是一个大教堂式的大谷仓，可以俯瞰乡村景观。

Cruciform in plan with a collection of smaller spaces surrounding it, the arrangement sought to provide shelter for different farming activities under a single roof. The barn complex is the legacy of one of its pioneering exponents of the model farm movement John Gurdon Esquire, the original owner.

平面图中的十字形，周围有一些较小的空间，这种安排试图为单一屋顶下的不同农业活动提供住房。仓库综合体是其原始所有者JohnGurdonEsquire模型农场运动的开创性指数之一的遗产。

The clients purchased the buildings in dilapidated condition. Having sold their own property in nearby Colchester they decided to reside in a caravan on the site during the build.

客户在破旧的情况下购买了这些建筑物。在附近的科尔切斯特出售了自己的房产后，他们决定在建筑期间住在工地上的一辆大篷车里。

A large component of the renovations consisted of the refurbishment of the roof. In order to allow the existing structure to be viewed internally but still conform to modern standards of thermal performance, the roof is a ‘warm roof construction’ meaning that all of the insulation is located on the exterior of the roof above a new timber deck.

翻修的很大一部分是翻修屋顶。为了使现有结构能够在内部观察，但仍然符合现代的热性能标准，屋顶是一种“暖屋顶结构”，意思是所有的隔热层都位于新木甲板之上的屋顶的外部。

Roofing slates and timber materials were salvaged from the other agricultural structures on the site that were too decayed to be usefully renovated.

从现场的其他农业结构中打捞出屋顶石板和木材材料，这些建筑已经腐朽不堪，无法进行有益的翻修。

The external walls were insulated with sheep’s wool and clad with larch timber, which has been left to weather naturally. The original openings have been simply fenestrated with glazing set back from the external wall line. Oversized bespoke glazed sliding doors fill the hipped gable porches, allowing views from the courtyard towards open fields. Two three-metre square roof lights allow day light deep into the interior of the eight-metre tall central spaces.

外墙用羊毛绝缘，覆盖着落叶松木材，这是自然留下的。原来的开口处只是用玻璃窗从外墙线向后开窗。特大号定制的玻璃推拉门充满了倾斜的山墙门廊，可以从庭院看到开阔的田野。两盏3米的方形屋顶灯让白天的光线深入到8米高的中央空间的内部。

Polished concrete flooring flows throughout. It was decided early on during the design process to keep the spaces as open plan as possible. Where necessary partitions and screens are designed as over scaled furniture. Freestanding and constructed from birch faced plywood sheets, they help to organise the spaces, providing privacy for bathrooms and sleeping areas.

抛光的混凝土地板通通流动。在设计过程的早期就决定尽量保持空间开放。在必要的情况下，隔板和屏风被设计成超过比例的家具。独立搭建，由桦木面板胶合板建造，它们帮助整理空间，为浴室和睡眠区提供隐私。

A biomass boiler feeds underfloor heating assisted by a mechanical ventilation and heat recovery system.

生物质锅炉在机械通风和热回收系统的辅助下给地板加热。

Architects: David Nossiter Architects Project: Church Hill Barn Location: Suffolk, United Kingdom Photography: Steve Lancefield

建筑师：大卫·诺塞特建筑师项目：教堂山谷仓地点：萨福克，联合王国摄影：史蒂夫·兰斯菲尔德

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