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In pictures: Coffey Architects completes Modern Barn

By 2023-08-24T12:42:00

Modern Barn Coffey Architects ©Phil Coffey (11)

Source: Phil Coffey

The timber-wrapped coastal home is made of three linear stacked volumes and sits close to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site

London-based practice, Coffey Architects has completed a coastal home with views over the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Dorset, UK.

Set on a sloped plot, Modern Barn is a cluster of three pitched volumes on a foundational plinth made of local Blue Lias stone. It is wrapped in larch timber and arranged linearly along the sloping site to minimise profile and maximise space.

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