Saltbox Escapes - Wye Valley
A project which was a strong partnership between Harvey - Design and a pair of intrepid clients with dreams of creating a new holiday-let business in the heart of a Conservation area and AONB - Wye Valley. We designed the conversion of a barn/workshop and garage into a flexible holiday let cottage & events space. We opened up the two separate spaces into a single open plan space, opened up the back wall using bi-fold doors to capture views of the valley. The addition of a porch was carefully designed to blend seamlessly with the original building & give much needed space.
Small and beautiful the new porch was designed to offer additional light, views and space to the little building.
Before works the buildings were used as a workshop and a sperate garage.
Courtyard entrance with original sliding doors concealing new aluminium doors behind.
Walls knocked through between buildings and rear windows replaced with bi-fold doors to access those stunning views across the valley.
What views! A beautiful tranquil space with new porch for wet boots
Rear wall opened up and porch added with the emphasis on capturing views and accessing light.
Simple space with a mobile kitchen island which can push aside when the space is used for events or catering.
Upstairs small but cosy with two single beds in one section and a double in the other.
Compact shower room simply but beautiful fitted out
Saltbox Escapes also provides Glamping and we were asked to create some unique, quality shower block facilities in the small outbuildings. We converted a very compact space into plant room for services and two shower blocks.
One outbuilding has walls worth looking at so why cover them up?
Garage door was blocked up and a new porch built in local stone to accommodate the guests wet coats and boots.