The existing buildings were originally part of the Main Farm and latterly sold as separate units from the Farm. Planning consent exists for the main barn as residential use and the Piggery for use as holiday letting accommodation.
The site is situated to the north of Main Farm and to the west of a seperate barn previously converted to residential use. The site is only glimpsed from the main lane.
Approach
from the south;
Only the
southern elevation of Barn C is visible from the public
highway (Treliddon Lane)
Photograph
2
Approach
from the South:
Little of
Barn A is visible from the public highway (Treliddon Lane)
and only when at the bend
in road at Treliddon Farm
Photograph 3 Approach
from the East:
From a short distance
away the Barn A & C are not visible from the highway (Treliddon
Lane). Only when close to the gate of
Treliddon
Barn is There a partial view of East elevation of Barn A (see below)
Photograph 5 View
from Trewall Hill:
Treliddon Farm is the
prominent feature
The intention of
the detail
design is to conserve energy and seek to minimise the impact on the
surroundings. The main element of this is to reduce the CO2 emissions
and
environmental impact of the building both during construction and the
life span
of property, and then introduce viable renewable strategies to the
consumables
for the building.
The layout and
context of
the buildings within the site are generally set by the existing
consents to the
site.
To address
anomalies in the
original approved elevations the entrance door and screen are now shown
on the
southern elevation, (whilst on the approved plans of the original
drawings the
elevations require clarification of detail).
The entrance
door gives
access to the lobby area. The solar gain to this area will be naturally
convected
to the habitable areas of the building. The exposed stone walling to
the study
and entrance lobby will act as a thermal store for the solar gain from
the
southern entrance screen and the west elevation glazing.
The southern
glazed hip
provides a contemporary aspect to the building and again allows for
passive
heat gain. The glazed screen and hip do not introduce overlooking to
the south
of the property, by virtue of the use of the lobby area and height of
the hip,
thus maintaining the privacy of the Farm buildings.
The solar panels
to the
southern slopes of both barns are to be flat plate rather that
evacuated tube thus
minimising the impact of these to the elevations in comparison to
evacuated solar
tubes fixed to the surface of the slates.
Photograph
6:
Flat plate
solar panel set into roof slate is unobtrusive
Heating is to be
provided by
either ground source heat pump or biomass boiler and distributed via
underfloor
heating Solar panels will supplement the heating input of the boilers.
The
boiler plant will be centralised within Barn A to reduce CO2 compared
with independent
heating systems for both Barns. Heating to be supplemented in each
property by
wood burning stoves for spring and autumn use thus minimising the CO2
output of
the buildings.
The building
fabric will be “air
sealed”, as far a reasonably practicable for an existing building, and
heat
recovery ventilation utilised to control heat loss and air distribution.
Stone on site
will be
reclaimed and utilised in the construction of the new walls to the
barns and
for the formation of the retaining walls. Additional stone will be
sourced
locally to supplement any short fall in quantities.
Details within
the design
will utilise the local vernacular and are based around the Caradon
Design Guide
of July 2000.
Rainwater
harvesting will be
utilised from the roofs of both barns and the surface water run off
from landscaping,
only the surplus to this will be discharged via pre existing drain runs
from
the site.
Foul water will
be treated
via a “bio disc” allowing any water to discharge safely to the land.
Incorporation of
conservation roof lights above the kitchen, dining area, first storey
bathroom
and the north slope of the garage has been undertaken to provide
natural light;
this will reduce the need for artificial lighting therefore reducing
CO2.
Photograph
7:
Conservation
rooflights will be set into slate finishes
Provision for
wildlife is to
be made by the dedication of part of the land to a wildlife garden
incorporating
local fauna of the area and the maintenance of the existing traditional
hedges.
Further to this
an Owl box
will be provided within the roof space of the garage.
This being detached from Barns A & C will be subject to less
disturbance.
The Cornwall
Enviromental
Consultants Ltds report confirms that
there is no further evidence of bats to the barns, although does
suggest
provision for mitigation be incorporated as a bat has been previously
recorded
briefly at the property. Within Barn A
it is proposed to incorporate of Bat boxes in the form of Schwegler bat
tubes,
or similar, to the walls set behind the stone finishes to provide
roosting
sites around the property.
Schwegler bat tubes
in situ
Environmentally
friendly
products will be utilised for timber treatment.
Roof
Natural Slate
Walls
Local
stone to match existing
Cills
Slate
Lintels
Mix of
granite and timber as existing
Joinery
Timber
windows and doors. Rooflights The Metal Rooflight Company or similar
approved.
Glazed hip.
Glazing
Doubled
glazed units.
Rainwater goods
Aluminium
Rainwater
harvesting
Below ground
The positioning
and
detailing of satellite dishes, TV aerials and location of bin stores,
meter
boxes etc. to be positioned to minimise impact.
Windows and
doors to be set
back a minimum of 75mm from the face of
the wall to create depth and shadow to the elevations.
Photograph 8 :
Style of window to
maintain to vertical emphasis and set back from face of wall
Photograph 9;
Typical style of roof
verge detail to be incorporated
Colour
The joinery to
be coloured
in pastel shades to match the local vernacular, harmonious with the
adjacent
materials.
Landscaping
Grounds to be
landscaped to
provide areas for growing food for own use, establishment of low level
hedging
and fruit trees to the boundaries. Provision of wildlife area.
To improve on
the Building
Regulations standards and utilise the Code for Sustainable Homes as the
bench
mark.
The existing
external walls
will be lined internally
New external
walls to 0.25
U-Value
Floors to 0.18
U-Value
Roof to 0.17
U-Value
Windows to
minimum of 1.8
U-Value
Ground source
heat pump or
bio mass boiler
Solar panels
Rainwater
harvesting
Heat recovery
ventilation
The buildings
should achieve
the Code’s Standards Level 3.
The design
principles and
layout are for life long use of the buildings.
Barn C being
single storey
with level access thresholds and a level access shower within the
bathroom
enables the property to be available to mobility impaired and
wheelchair users,
the level garden further encourages this.
Barn A is
designed with the
potential for living (use of the study) and sleeping accommodation at
ground
storey level. The sloping nature of the site enables level access to be
provided at first storey level. This level also having living and
sleeping accommodation
again maintains the versatility of accommodation for families as they
mature.
On each storey
the showers
are provided as level access enabling ease of should for mobility
impaired and
wheelchair users. There is the potential for future provision of a
platform
lift to interconnect the two storeys with minimal impact/disruption to
the
fabric. Each of these features enables continued use of the property as
the
occupants age with out the need for extensive alteration to the fabric
or for
occupants to relocate.