Private House, Ings

Originally part of an 18th Century farm complex on the Dales Way, nestled in the rolling hills between Ings and Crook, in the World Heritage Lake District, Hagg End was used as a holiday let for a couple of decades, while the bank barn was converted into a dwelling for the owners. After the owners decided to sell up and move on, Hagg End was bought by a family who wanted to turn it back in to a family home. When the new owners purchased the property, there was a bedroom and bathroom at ground floor, compromising the living space. At first floor, a small ad-hoc bedroom had been installed between another bedroom and the family bathroom.

The brief, therefore, was to provide more sensible living space at ground floor for the family. At first floor access to the bathroom at first floor for use as a family bathroom proper was preferred to a small bedroom.

Since this transformation lost two bedrooms, two more bedrooms were required to house all the family members, and provide a spare room for guests. A single storey extension had already been constructed to the side of the house as part of its conversion into a holiday let.

The proposal was to relocate two bedrooms above the kitchen by demolishing the existing extension and re-using the materials to construct a two storey, stone clad, deeper extension that lines up with the main volume of the existing farmhouse.

A corridor to access the two bedrooms and shower room was formed at first floor by reconfiguring the wall to the back of a bedroom. New roof lights and windows allow natural daylight into the master bedroom and newly formed reading room. The larger footprint of the extension added a boot room to the rear of the kitchen, with the existing utility room converted into a family dining room.

The render to the east gable had fallen into disrepair so was replaced, and as part of converting the ground floor bedroom and bathroom into more living space and a home office, patio doors were installed to provide access to the enclosed garden to the east.

Careful negotiation was required with the Lake District National Park Authority, particularly with regards to maintaining temporary and permanent access to the Dales Way; chimney and window configurations; and reuse of existing material while combining with reclaimed roof slates and walling stone.
 

Structural Engineers:
RG Parkins

Ecological Consultants:
Envirotech