J R Building Ltd

The old haybarn is an ICF build in replacement of exactly that.

The owners fought for over 2 years to gain planning permission for the modern style barn which is their dream retirement home.

ICF, ASHP, UFH, MVHR. All the modern methods of efficient build in one package.
An imposing handsome house built open plan in a modern style.

This project was completed directly for the clients with no architectural input after planning was achieved.

The new wedding venue was made using rammed earth and timber from the estate's adjacent fields and woodlands. The rammed earth walls helped the building to achieve the noise level requirements and the venue was featured on 'The Planners' programme on BBC 2 on 21 February 2013 where the owner, Anselm Guise, submitted a planning application to build the wedding venue in the grounds of Elmore Court hoping to secure the future of the home that has been in his family for 750 years.

This new build was built using eco-friendly hempcrete and included solar thermal panels, very high efficiency glazing, under floor heating, a living green roof and rainwater harvesting. The house was featured in ‘Build It’ magazine in their February 2012 edition. Sue & Ian were quoted saying “We absolutely love living here, but it’s all thanks to our design, construction and finance teams. Without them this would have simply been a lovely idea that never got off the ground