hugh + strange - somerset

[what]: barn restoration

[where]: somerset, united kingdom

[who]: hugh strange architects

[when]: 2014

"the cross-laminated timber panels simultaneously provide insulation and thermal mass, creating a stable internal environment for the archive in terms of its temperature and relative humidity. the simple timber forms sit on a rough in-situ cast concrete base and are protected by a profiled cement roof similar to those of the surrounding barns."

[source]: afasia