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Hoofield Barns

Converting Grade II Listed barns while keeping character

Victorian brick house and outbuilding behind trees reflected in a lily-covered pond under a blue sky
Hoofield Hall Barns are a group of Grade II listed buildings located in Huxley, Cheshire. D2 developed luxury housing to complement the award-winning Cheshire Barn Homes.
Client
Cheshire Barn Homes
Location
Cheshire
Status
Complete
Scope
Barn conversion development
Red-brick Tudor-style building with slate roofs, red trim, lattice windows and a wooden balcony, foreground shrubs.
Front view of a red-framed glass door set in a brick house with slate roof, small red window above and wooden gate in foreground
Brick building with a balcony screened by vertical wooden slats, slate roof and a red door visible beneath.
Tudor-style gable with black timber patterns, red trim and round red-framed windows on a brick wall under a slate roof against blue sky
Courtyard of converted red-brick barns with slate roofs, red doors and windows, paved paths and small enclosed lawns.

We were careful not to alter the structure of the barns to keep the same architectural form. D2 modernised some features, such as the king trusses inside some roofs. However, we ensured that conservation officers approved all alterations.

Red metal gutter and downpipe running along a brick wall with blurred wooden slats and tiled roof in background
Long red-brick courtyard wall leading to a renovated brick barn with slate roofs, skylights and paved driveway under blue sky

During the process, we effectively communicated with Cheshire Barn Homes and our team. We completed the large-scale project on time and within budget. The new luxury-housing development is respectful of the site’s past, yet embraces the future.

Exposed brick courtyard under renovation with wooden beams, scaffolding, building materials and sacks of cement on a pallet
Open-plan room under renovation with exposed ceiling beams, tools, scattered building materials and a work light tripod.
Renovation site with exposed timber framing, brick building with red-trimmed windows and doors, scaffolding and a yellow JCB digger.
Man in a t-shirt painting the window trim from an open window in a dimly lit utility room with exposed pipes and cabinets.
Blurry contractor walking through a white-walled room under renovation with exposed wooden beams and scattered tools and materials.
Unfurnished room under renovation with exposed wooden ceiling beams, construction tools, lumber and a stepladder scattered on the floor
Aerial view of a red-brick courtyard with three small enclosed lawns, slate roofs and surrounding countryside.
Close-up of a curved redbrick arch with white mortar resting on weathered timber beams and a central wooden corbel.
Red painted gutter and downpipe running along the eaves of a brick building with a red window frame.
Red brick building facade with a red door and window partially obscured by leafy green shrubs.
Intersecting rough-hewn wooden ceiling beams forming an X against a pale plaster ceiling
Exposed red brick wall with wooden beams and a circular plaster patch beneath a sloped white ceiling and skylight
Arched brick doorway set in white plaster with a rough wooden lintel across the opening
Close-up of a cracked, carved wooden beam supported on a painted metal bracket, showing wood grain and join details.