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.
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.
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.