Yiangou Architects secured the planning consent for a dramatic transformation and beautification of this ugly duckling of a house. Yiangou have overseen all aspects of the project to create an idyllic and supremely comfortable lodge style property which is more than twice its 19th century size, including a new wellbeing centre and charmingly scaled thatched fishing hut within the stunning grounds.
This private family estate sits just outside of a small village in the Berkshire countryside. Whilst the project as a whole involved the extension and complete renovation of the existing main house and the construction of various new estate and entertainment buildings, including lake, boat and tree houses and staff accommodation, the largest element and the main focus of the client brief was the new pool and leisure facilities.
This house is built on a fine estate near Cirencester. The previous house built in the 1960’s was considered cramped and inadequate for the family’s needs, as both a home and a space for grand entertaining. Despite some severe planning restrictions on the size and height of the house, we were nevertheless able to achieve a very elegant result, and the house won the Georgian Group’s Best New Building in the Classical Spirit Award.
This new well-being centre was designed for Roger and Paris Tempest at Broughton Hall, the home of the Tempest family for nearly 950 years.
Located in the listed parkland of the Grade I mansion, which itself sits within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Avalon has also had to respect the architecture of Sir Michael Hopkin’s Elegant pavilion immediately alongside, in the historic walled garden of the big house.
This large classical revival house sits in a glorious hilltop site, overlooking one of the most beautiful parts of the Cotswolds. Ingenious planning strategies enabled us to secure consent for the replacement of what was a very modest house, and we believe this is one of the most significant new country houses built in Gloucestershire over the last century. It was also fortunate that the core of an original range of buildings from the 19th century have been restored and incorporated into the new service yard for the building.
One of our most enjoyable projects was the creation of a new Music Room extension at a late 17th century, listed, country house in Worcestershire. We were so fortunate in having highly educated clients, very knowledgeable in both English architecture, craft and art of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who wished to create an exquisite and complete “piece“ for the family’s enjoyment of music making and entertaining.
This new country house is in West Oxfordshire and sits on the edge of a charming village, looking across gently rolling countryside. There was no house previously on the site, and other designs by a series of architects had not been supported by Historic England and the planning authority. Instead of a classical design, we were keen to demonstrate that a more historicist vernacular scheme would be more appropriate in an area of the country so identified with gable form Manor houses.
The project for the new Tower and Gateway to Harris Manchester College was a unique opportunity to create a landmark building on one of Oxford’s historic streets. The Principal of the College, which has a 19th century foundation, asked simply that he could have a “jewel-like building” that would add to the ambience of this part of the city, but would also accommodate more students and Fellows on site.
The clients first came to us in early 2010 to discuss ideas for Nethercote, a Grade 2 listed property originally built in the 17th Century with an important extension built in the 19th Century. In 1949, a 2-storey extension was built to the rear of the house, which was of poor quality and had an undeniably negative impact on the 17th and 19th Century elements of an otherwise beautiful house.
Yiangou Architects specialise in designing new country houses. Our knowledge and experience can help clients from first sketches, through planning process, to completion.
Many of our country house projects involve designing new leisure facilities including spas, swimming pools, fitness and home media centres.
Our in depth knowledge of historic buildings, how they were designed, built and often modified over the years, has enabled us to justify and undertake some astonishing alterations and improvements.
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