Sigma Homes purchased the site with planning permission to construct two large detached houses but wasn’t happy with the internal layouts of the houses.

Our brief was to rearrange the room layouts to flow and work better as family homes, adjust the elevations to more convincingly resemble traditional farmhouse and barn-style buildings, and change the siting of the garages and houses to maximise the extensive gardens.

This process involved resubmitting a detailed planning permission after discussing it with the Planning Officer to establish that the proposed changes would significantly improve the original consent.

Planning permission was granted, and Building Regulations and Working Drawings packages were subsequently completed. DMS Architects worked with its close consultants to provide the structural design and energy assessments required to build the houses.

Traditional detailing, such as tile hanging, timber cladding, brick detailing, and using local materials where possible, have created an authentic farm-style set of buildings.