Transition by Design Co-operative

Manor Farm

Manor Farm: A contemporary ecological extension of a listed Georgian building - We were approached by Natasha Ginks and her family to extend their family home in rural Oxfordshire. As a keen eco-blogger and opinion leader on environmentally-conscious renovation, Natasha’s brief had sustainability at its heart. The brief was for a new entry sequence to the main house inclusive of a new kitchen, dining room, garden room and utility spaces. The historical approach to the building had become obscured following the sale of land in the ‘90s, resulting in an oblique and unsatisfactory approach via a modern and utilitarian lean-to. In close consultation with Natasha and her family, Transition by Design designed and built an elegant ecological extension, the design harmonising natural materials and low energy design within the challenges of a listed building. The new design redefines the entry sequence with a new axis linking the formal front garden and the rear kitchen garden.