Curtilage-listed barns in St Albans converted into seven holiday-let apartments, keeping the original A-frames and flint walls.
JBP converted curtilage-listed barns into seven holiday-letting apartments while retaining the features that gave the buildings their character. The project combined major structural repair, new construction and sensitive external works within a green-belt setting.
The existing structure was in poor condition and required extensive repair while new elements were built around the retained frame. Difficult ground conditions called for a floating reinforced-concrete slab and deep strip foundations. Green-belt constraints and nearby archaeological interest added further planning and delivery considerations.
The team coordinated the retained fabric, foundations, structure and new envelope as one buildable sequence. Early decisions focused on protecting original elements, resolving interfaces between old and new work and keeping information moving between the client, consultants, suppliers and site team.
The completed scheme combines a full curtain-wall front elevation with retained A-frames, roof features, flint walls and brick flooring. Landscaping was designed to sit comfortably within the green-belt context, creating seven distinctive apartments from a structurally demanding starting point.
The finished apartments keep the barn’s A-frames, flint walls and brick floors. They are now self-catering holiday lets at Beaumont Hall, and you can see them and book a stay on the Beaumont Hall website.
Converting a listed building means working with what is already there. At Beaumont Mews that meant repairing a frame in poor condition, keeping the A-frames, flint walls and brick floors, and building new foundations around them. Read more about our design and build service.
Seven holiday-letting apartments were created through the change of use and conversion of listed barns, together with associated external works.
The retained building needed extensive repair, the ground conditions required substantial foundations, and the setting brought green-belt and archaeological considerations.
The construction programme was 46 weeks.
Send us the drawings and any listed building consent conditions, and we’ll talk through how the work could be planned.
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