Case Study
Higher Ninnis
Barn Conversion
Converting a redundant stable block into two semi-detached homes in the Cornish countryside near St Day.
The Project
This project is the conversion of a redundant stable block at Little Menheer Farm, Higher Ninnis, into two semi-detached homes.
Set within a quiet rural hamlet near St Day, Redruth, the site offers open countryside views and a genuine opportunity to bring a disused agricultural building back into use as modern family housing.
Set within a quiet rural hamlet near St Day, Redruth, the site offers open countryside views and a genuine opportunity to bring a disused agricultural building back into use as modern family housing.
The Development
The scheme converts the existing stable block into two semi-detached dwellings, each with its own private garden, parking and turning area. Both properties are designed around spacious, open-plan living spaces suited to modern family life, while respecting the quiet rural setting.
Externally, the design uses vertical timber cladding, painted render and UPVC windows and doors, with conservation rooflights bringing natural light into the heart of each home. Each property also benefits from its own soakaway and foul treatment plant, and shares the site’s existing access.
Externally, the design uses vertical timber cladding, painted render and UPVC windows and doors, with conservation rooflights bringing natural light into the heart of each home. Each property also benefits from its own soakaway and foul treatment plant, and shares the site’s existing access.
Each home includes:
The Team
Architectural design for Higher Ninnis has been led by Kairos Architecture, a RIBA Chartered Practice based in Truro.
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