SPRINGFIELD | Mid-century bungalow conversion
Springfield | Mid-century bungalow conversion
Springfield is a mid-century bungalow renovation in the beautiful Tamar Valley, designed to make the most of its elevated riverside setting while creating a more comfortable, energy-efficient home. Tamar Architecture reimagined the layout of this distinctive property, combining thoughtful internal alterations with a loft conversion to unlock the building’s potential.
THE ANCHORAGE | Riverside home renovation
The Anchorage | Riverside home renovation
The Anchorage is a mid-century riverside property in Calstock, overlooking the beautiful landscape of the Tamar Valley. Tamar Architecture was appointed to reorganise the internal layout and improve the building’s energy performance, creating a home that makes better use of its remarkable setting.
SAKYIKROM | Mid-century house transformation
Sakyikrom | Mid-century house transformation
Sakyikrom is the transformation of a distinctive late-1960s family home in Buckinghamshire, demonstrating how thoughtful residential architecture can breathe new life into an existing property. Despite structural problems and damp, the clients chose to preserve the building’s individual mid-century character rather than demolish it and start again.
CALSTOCK VILLAGE HALL | Community building redevelopment
Calstock Village Hall | Community building redevelopment
Calstock Village Hall is a community architecture project focused on adapting a much-loved local building to meet the changing needs of the village. Originally built by local volunteers in the 1980s, the hall required a carefully considered redevelopment to support a wider range of community activities, events and services.
Working with the Village Hall Committee, Tamar Architecture helped explore the opportunities for the building through community consultation and a feasibility study. The resulting design received planning approval in 2023 and includes new meeting rooms and studio space within the roof, alongside a more flexible ground-floor layout.
COACH HOUSE | Traditional barn conversion
Coach House | Traditional barn conversion
The Coach House is a barn conversion project in the Tamar Valley, transforming an existing agricultural building in a sensitive rural location into modern residential accommodation. The design balances the practical requirements of contemporary living with the need to preserve the character and identity of the original structure.
THE OLD POST OFFICE | Listed building conversion
The Old Post Office | Listed building conversion
The Old Post Office is the sensitive conversion of a Grade II listed former post office into a family home in an east Cornwall village. Situated on a historic main street lined with Victorian terraced houses and traditional shopfronts, the building carries traces of its former commercial life. Tamar Architecture’s design explores how these historic qualities can be retained while creating a distinctive and contemporary domestic environment.
STAMPS ENGINE HOUSE | Historic mining building conservation
Stamps Engine House | Historic mining building conservation
Stamps Engine House is a heritage conservation project at Okeltor Mine, forming part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. This historic industrial building is a scheduled monument, making the careful management of its architectural and archaeological significance central to any proposals for its future use.
THE BUTTS | Industrial heritage and residential conversion
The Butts | Industrial heritage and residential conversion
The Butts is a heritage-led architectural project focused on the conservation and adaptive reuse of a former incline railway site beside the River Tamar. Historically, the incline transported goods between the river and the wider railway network, making the site an important part of the area’s industrial heritage. All the buildings on the site are listed, creating a complex and rewarding architectural challenge.
THE LOWEN SCHOOL | Specialist educational architecture
The Lowen School | Specialist educational architecture
The Lowen School project involved the technical design and building regulations approval for a new classroom block serving children with complex needs. Set in a beautiful location overlooking the Tamar Valley, the project required an architectural approach that responded to the specific functional requirements of the school while meeting the relevant building regulations.
CARGREEN YACHT CLUB | Community clubhouse remodelling
Cargreen Yacht Club | Community clubhouse remodelling
Cargreen Yacht Club is a community architecture project in a beautiful riverside setting, exploring how the club’s existing building can better support its members and the wider community. Tamar Architecture has worked with stakeholders through community consultation to develop a design brief for remodelling the clubhouse around a wider range of uses.
QUAKER MEETING HOUSE | Historic community building redevelopment
Quaker Meeting House | Historic community building redevelopment
The Quaker Meeting House project in the heart of Tavistock involved developing a design brief for the redevelopment of a historic community building. Tamar Architecture worked with a range of stakeholders to understand the building’s needs and explore how it could be adapted while respecting its established character and continuing community role.
THE OLD ORCHARD | Contemporary garden room extension
The Old Orchard | Contemporary garden room extension
The Old Orchard is a contemporary garden room extension to a twentieth-century dormer bungalow in the Tamar Valley. Designed by Tamar Architecture, the project explores how a carefully considered house extension can improve the connection between indoor living spaces and the garden, even where the site presents challenges around daylight and views.
SLIMEFORD BARN | Traditional granite barn conversion
Slimeford Barn | Traditional granite barn conversion
Slimeford Barn is a sensitive conversion of a traditional granite stone barn within the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site and the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Located within the former grounds of a Grade II listed property, the project called for an architectural approach that respected the historic building and its sensitive landscape setting.
LITTLE BIRCH | Historic cottage renovation and extension
Little Birch | Historic cottage renovation and extension
Little Birch is a residential renovation and extension project on the Bere Peninsula, involving a group of buildings that were once three separate cottages. Tamar Architecture approached the project with a focus on improving the layout and functionality of the property while remaining sensitive to the character of the existing buildings and their surroundings.
TRECARNEY | Workshop and artist’s studio
Trecarney | Workshop and artist’s studio
Trecarney is a workshop and artist’s studio project within the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site and the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The proposal replaces an existing workshop with a building designed to support practical work and creative activity while responding sensitively to its rural setting.
RIVER MEADOW COTTAGE | Family home extension in Dartmoor National Park
River Meadow Cottage | Family home extension in Dartmoor National Park
River Meadow Cottage is a residential extension project within Dartmoor National Park, demonstrating how contemporary architectural design can create more generous living spaces in a sensitive rural setting. The project centres on an extension to an existing family home, incorporating a double-height space that introduces a greater sense of openness and volume.
FENN HOUSE | Contemporary extension and home renovation
Fenn House | Contemporary extension and home renovation
Fenn House is a residential renovation and extension project on the edge of Dartmoor National Park, focused on transforming a late-twentieth-century family home to better suit modern living. Tamar Architecture began by rethinking the existing layout, considering how the family used the property and how the house could connect more effectively with its surrounding landscape.
OLD BAWDENS | Sustainable house renovation
Old Bawdens | Sustainable house renovation
Old Bawdens is a renovation project transforming a 1980s self-build house into a more functional, energy-efficient home designed around modern family life. Tamar Architecture reworked the property to create a generous kitchen and dining room, improving the connection between the house and its garden while giving the home a renewed architectural identity.