The Linhay
A new oak-framed farmhouse on the edge of a working estate, detailed to sit quietly in its agricultural context.
Commissioned in 2022 by a couple relocating from London, The Linhay replaces a collapsed 1960s barn on the edge of a working farm near Stamford. The brief was simple: a four-bedroom family home that reads as agricultural from the lane, opens up to the valley behind, and will weather into the landscape rather than sit on top of it.
We settled on a low oak-framed form with a black-stained larch skin and a lime-mortared plinth. Windows are deep-set, reveals are generous, and the roof pitch picks up the angle of the neighbouring cart shed. From the lane it reads as a simple agricultural shed; from the garden side, a double-height glazed slot opens the whole ground floor to a walled kitchen garden.
What we did
Full project from first sketch to handover. Pre-application negotiation with South Kesteven, full planning consent, in-house structural design, building regs, tender to three local builders, and contract administration through to completion. Project duration: 26 months from first sketch to handover.