PROJECT DETAILS

  • New agricultural cattle barn

  • Traditional brick external walls

  • Pitched timber roof

  • Reclaimed Norfolk pantile roof covering

  • Winter housing for livestock

  • Rural agricultural design

  • Designed to complement the surrounding landscape

  • Complete project management and construction

THE COW BARN

Brickwork envelope + Roof structure‍ ‍

Located in the Norfolk countryside, the Swannington project involved the construction of a new agricultural barn, designed to provide secure winter housing for the client's cattle while sitting naturally within its rural surroundings.

The barn was built around a steel frame, with traditional brickwork forming the external envelope and a pitched timber roof finished with reclaimed Norfolk pantiles, carefully selected to complement the local agricultural vernacular. The combination of modern structural methods and traditional materials ensures the building is both highly functional and sympathetic to the surrounding landscape.

Constructed with durability and practicality in mind, the completed barn provides reliable livestock accommodation while maintaining the character expected of a Norfolk farm building. It was a pleasure to deliver this project for a fantastic client.

A covered outdoor structure with a wooden roof and metal supports, situated next to a paved area and surrounded by green trees.
View through an open structure with a slatted roof, looking out onto a lush green landscape with trees, grass, and a small stream.
An indoor arena or barn with a high, gabled roof. The roof has wooden beams and a metal frame, and the walls are made of slatted wood panels and metal. The front of the arena has a white fence or barrier. Some trees and a building's roof are visible
View of an empty indoor arena or stable with a view of green trees outside, metal gate, and stacked picture frames on the right side.
Empty outdoor concrete pathway next to a black building with a sloped roof, surrounded by green trees, with a wooden railing on one side and ladders leaning against the building.
Empty concrete pathway next to a stable or barn with fencing, surrounded by green trees.
A close-up of the exterior corner of a building showing a section of grey metal fencing, a brick wall, and a metal grain silo or storage container.
View of a farm or equestrian facility with a brick wall, metal gate, and black wooden building with a red-tile roof, under a partly cloudy sky.
Side of a building with black wooden siding, part of a brick wall, and a small concrete porch, with trees and a dirt path in the background under a blue sky.
Empty indoor barn with a metal roof, concrete floor, and brick walls, featuring livestock equipment like a large wheel on the left and a small tractor or cart on the right.
Side view of a modern house with red brick wall and black wooden siding, showing a concrete foundation and a small concrete patio. In the background, there are bare trees and a blue sky.
View of an unfinished outdoor structure with a concrete floor and wall, brick wall in the background, and a roof with wooden support beams. A pile of trash and wooden pallets is in the corner.
Close-up of an old roofing roof with red clay tiles, some covered in dirt and moss.
Cattle inside a barn with a metal roof and wooden slat walls, standing on dark manure-covered ground.
View from a rooftop under construction, showing scaffoldings and rooftops of neighboring houses, with leafless trees and cloudy sky in the background.
Construction site with a brick wall under construction, steel framework for a building's roof, and bricks stacked along the wall, with trees and a cloudy sky in the background.
Construction scaffolding around a brick building with trees in the background.
Construction scaffolding and partially built roof with wooden framework on a building, surrounded by trees with bare branches.
Building roof under construction with wooden rafters and a metal flashing strip, with leafless trees in the background.
Construction site with wooden framing for a roof on top of brick walls, scaffolding and ladders present, surrounded by trees and fallen leaves.
Construction site with a sloped roof under construction, featuring wooden beams and black roofing material. Scaffolding and wooden planks are also visible.
Construction site showing the framework of a building with metal beams and wooden slats, concrete foundation, and scattered leaves on the ground.