I Turned this Awkward Old Dairy Barn into a Beautiful 2 Bed Home
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This narrow abandoned building measures just 3.4m x 11.2m / 11ft x 36.7ft. It has no internal stairs and only small, disconnected rooms. This video will show you how I turned this awkward building into a well proportioned and comfortable two bedroom house. This unique house design is perfect for those looking for ideas to renovate super skinny or long buildings while learning about the architect's design process.
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Gemma, you've excelled yourself this time, think this might be my new favourite design of yours, I l♡ve it!!
You've taken an extremely challenging narrow building and turned it into the most stunning practical home.
I love the way you always plan in lots of unobtrusive storage because, lets face it, most of us are not minimalists and have lots of 'stuff' we need to hide away out of view, that's real living and a lot of architects don't take this into consideration and favour esthetics over functionality.
I love the way you always think about light and add in interesting ways of achieving this whilst always retaining the most interesting architectural features.
I've seen from the comments that the owners of this property were the people who submitted this to you and I really hope they go ahead with some if not all of your ideas. Would be great to revisit this property at some stage if they do.
Thank you! I really appreciate the consideration you’ve given this!
Ilove this design sooo much
THE FACT THAT THERE IS SO MUCH LIGHT COMING IN .BEAUTIFUL ❤
Oh Gemma, you have absolutely made this building a masterpiece! You never cease to amaze me, I think this is my favourite one so far (probably very biased as it was our submission😅). We're considering renovating this on behalf of my parents after we've finished our own renovation. Thank you for the most amazing ideas, we'll keep you updated with how the building ends up! 🧡
Oh I’m glad you like it! It was a real pleasure to get to know it. Thank you for sharing it with me.
What a truly fabulous design. I really hope you do go ahead with this in the future and would love to see it if you do. Gemma's a genius. 😊
Lucky. Jealous. 😎
Please do keep everyone updated. It would be so exciting to learn what happens
Best yet, for sure. I can totally imagine living here. So great to see all your ideas for reclaiming abandoned buildings. Truly the best use for architectural inspiration. I hope many of your projects will be realized.
As a retired small scale property developer (in Australia) and serial renovator, I love the way you approach the re-use of space and especially light.
Thank you, I really appreciate your comment given your knowledge 🙏
@@gemmawheeler the pleasure is all mine.
Here in Australia we have the biggest new build houses in the world and many of them are horrendous.
I know a 70+ year old woman who lived alone and had a 8 bedroom house built.
All hard surfaces and you needed era plugs to walk around it.
Acoustics are a modern issue. Nobody here had any idea what I was talking about when I moved here 25 years ago, but so many restaurants and houses sound awful.
Sorry, I am rambling...
I was soo thrilled to see a proper entranceway/mudroom in this one, as I can't imagine a home without space for muddy boots and wet coats. This was a stunning transformation, wonderful as always Gemma!
The location of this building in an area with “real weather” (I live in California, USA, where we don’t have much in the way of seasons!) clearly calls for a mud room. Gemma has done an amazing job creating this one. I adore that arched window into the living space! So charming. 😊
It's perfect. I'd add a drop-down bench for getting boots off.
Who would have guessed that the original building, while very cool, could ever turn out to be such a special home?! Another incredible transformation.
Amazing how you opened up the house by taking out that corner, another fantastic layout Gemma.
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Yes, I wasn’t sure about that at first, but I agree that it makes quite a difference in light. And the patio space could be utilized in better weather for a small cafe table, perhaps. A charming place for morning coffee. :)
Yay, Gemma's back! I was just thinking yesterday that we hadn't seen you in a while. No wonder, you're dealing with a larger, more complicated space this time. Your thoughtful use of space is always a joy for this retired interior designer to study. I would love to have had a professor like you when I was young.
I love how you are always thinking about light and air, keeping these small, potentially claustrophobic buildings very usable and fresh. At the start I thought, how on earth can she make this work? And then you did. I think my favorite part is how you hid so many windows in little nooks and crannies.
Great work. Like those traditional two storey farm buildings with external stairs to the first floor. A bonus to have decent looking floors in red and black.
@@gemmawheeler I've been following The Indie Projects' channel, and it immediately reminded me of the staircase leading to the upper floor in the barn they're restoring in Portugal. I'll bet you'd enjoy solving their puzzle with this burnt-out building - they're meeting with architect and structural engineers now to see what is feasible. Incredibly energetic and positive people.
You've knocked my socks off again! I especially love the enclosed entryway with the skylights and the decorative glass window into the living room area. Makes me wish I had a property I could hire you to reimagine. Thanks for sharing.
I surmise that we'll all sat with bare feet (again)! This was another stupendous design...
Always a great day when another of your great videos drops in. ❤ ....Thank you 👏👏👏
You've made sense of a fragmented, complex building! It's lovely, full of light and character.
Another excellent thought provoking video :)
I'm so glad you kept the original floor! During the tour of the original building I immediately fell in love with those red and black checkered tiles. A nice mix of rustic and edgy, vintage and modern, since checkered patterns are really popular again... they're just really cool!
This proposed remodel is lovely and very usable. 🎉 Thanks for sharing.
A suggestion: I would enjoy seeing your ideas for window and skylight coverings. Many of us like the cozy feeling of covered windows at night; and, on hot summer days, covered skylights.
I just love your design process! The way you see 'living' is so beautiful. And thank you for showing your design in "bad weather“… totally not common in the planning field.
Very nice. Great job. I hope the owners plan to add an extension and give this bakery a new purpose.
You do a wonderful work transforming all those poor old narrow & dark constructions into modern & light spaces... I love your videos! 😍
Yep gorgeous love the downstairs sitting area with views out and dark colours for the bedroom ready for a quiet nap
Thanks Katy!
My father was an architect. I wish he was still around so I could show him your videos. He would have loved seeing how creative and clever you are with your use of space and light.
Wow, wow, wow, amazing. I love that you kept the red and black tile. The glass, bricks and wood feature work well together. So beautiful.
I love your work! If I ever find a small non-traditional place, you're the person I'm contacting.
Love it when a new GW transformation pops up. I save it up as a reward for when all my chores are done and then enjoy every minute! Fabulous as always.
Absolutely perfect! You are a genius!🦋
Thank you :)
Incredible how cutting open that corner changes the whole building ! Amazing little home. I don't know if you have seen a movie called 'All that Heaven allows' with Rock Hudson but in this movie he converts an old mill into a home and all my life this has been my dream home. I have paused the movie a hundred times to calculate the size and structure of the house to draw it for myself one day. It never happened but it still makes me dream. I would love to see you render that house as you do the other amazing virtual builds you create. Thank you xoxoxo
My favourite project yet. the simple move reallignment in the addition added so much to the sense of space. Thank you Gemma for doing more to inform the public of the value of architects than a lot of the architecture advocacy instutions do.
Brilliant website, giving insight into the art and technology of architecture
I absolutely love your videos. Such a beautiful design!
This is lovely. I had to stop and say my breath is taken away with the beauty of your vision of design. What a gift of your talent of vision.
I love to watch your works
Thank you so much 😀
I love this home! I could see myself having an office in the south end bedroom - spend the nights in the darker north end, and the days in the lovely bright rooms. It would be great to see the entrance from the desk while away from the bustle and hustle of a kitchen/living area downstairs
well done as always
Every house you design....I wanna live in it. If I ever find an old house, you'd have to redesign it. There's no way around it. You're brilliant!
Love when you do these! Thank you
From strength to strength! The window seating in the addition - delightful. Thank you so much for sharing your designs.
You are one of my favorite architects. I would love to see you design a mobility accessible house! (Or adapt an old structure to be accessible for wheelchair).
Gemma this is absolutely exquisite! We have hundreds of these buildings across the country. Good architectural design is priceless to maximise and beautify these buildings for the next generation and beyond.
I love that you've kept the red and black tiles. They really stood out in the "before" photos.
Yet another ingenious rethink from Gemma. Love how your extensions are always in keeping with the original building and how you retain as much of the original structure as possible including external walls. Be lovely if 'RestoringNumberFour' will allow you to show us their renovation... if they do go ahead.
It's always quite a journey watching your videos. On first look, this old building had such beautiful stonework and beams--but then the interior of the ground floor seemed hopeless. To see your transformation is inspiring, especially your respect for the old material. And your use of light!
great video.always great to see your thought process on these
I love it! I particularly love the stone and wood, it makes it so comforting.
Yes,and those warm deep colours against the snowy background were inspired.
This has got to be my most favourite rendition yet. It's beautiful 💙
Hi Gemma! Your videos are so rich with interest and information that I always view them twice. I didn't understand at first what you meant about echoing the 1st floor arched window with the glazed portion of the entrance hall until my second viewing and seeing them together at 11:05. How rewarding that was! Your small gesture provides high impact in your stunning design.
Every time I watch your new video and say myself :Oh, yes, this is my dream house!
Gemma, this one is brilliant! Just brilliant!
Thank you for sharing with us your amazing new creation!
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Not only absolutely wonderful but also livable.
I would get the groundfloor toilet next/under the stairs (closing the door) and then have a large entrance hall with more space for shoes/coats and with the window giving direct light to the space. There is no need to have a third "escape" door when there are already 2 other doors/exits and this space is then better used. For the rest it is brilliant as usual. Love the corner windows on the living space and the use of materials, position of windows and detailing is wonderful.
Thanks for your ideas! The door going from the pantry doesn’t currently access the exterior but is a passage to the next house so I wanted a direct route out on that west side. I’d originally placed the wc there too but also didn’t want the escape route to go via the kitchen. On another thought - do you think you’d be interested in me doing interim videos where I open up the design process for discussion and input before producing a final design and visualisation? I always love some dialogue in the design process and it would be a way of me being able to incorporate the input of knowledge like your own.
@@gemmawheeler ok, thanks for the input. Makes much more sense now. And thanks for all the inspiration!
@@gemmawheelerI’d love to see the design process opened up! Even just observed how t progresses with suggestions that are made.
Oh great, thanks for letting me know! I’ll put some thought into how I could make it work.
@@gemmawheeler It might be worth trying it out one time, just to see what your fans ( including me) would do. :-)
Wow, this is my favorite yet. I love everything about it except for the exterior color of the new addition, but that's just personal preference. I wish we had old stone buildings like that in Texas.
I love your designs ❤
I have a question though, out of curiosity: when creating those, do you consider walls' endurance or it's pure vision?
Oh do you mean the existing walls? If so, I have it in mind what might be feasible but also know that the exact specifications would be a Structural Engineer’s expertise and not my own. So at this stage of a design process it’s about vision that would then go through an iterative process as the project develops and the individual challenges emerge. I hope that answers your question?
I thought myself that a person could get a nasty scrape against that shower room wall, and wondered whether a clear sealant might be used there?
Good idea as usualy.
love your ideas!!!
Thank you!! 😊
Brilliant! Love your aesthetic and beyond the box thinking.
If only you could lift the building to the location in the forest as per your illustration . A wonderful design as always though.
Yes if only! It’s actually in a beautiful location but modelling it all was one step I couldn’t stretch to 😄
so beautifully considered. 👋👋👋👋👋
Oh, I love this one! Could move into it at once. You have such great ideas and such a good eye for space and the perfect use of small rooms. I hope the people who own this one will hire you to transform their little house into your offered structure. - I‘m always looking forward to your vlogs, I really like them.
Yet again, I am absolutely dazzled by your work. I want to live in all your designs!
Great work, I love your aesthetic!
Old meets new with a lovely re-do to a very special building, love the floor and cozy feel where small feels big.
Ваши проекты меня восхищают и вдохновляют!!! Ваш творческий полет фантазии и професссионализма ,- просто захватывает!! С уважением к Вам и благодарностью!!!!
I am always so impressed with how you can look at a dark, closed and dingy building such as this, and creat light, spacious homes that would be a dream to live in.
Gemma, your reimagined design of this cottage is glorious and beautiful. Your honoring of the exterior stone material, arched window and exterior entrance has transformed this sweet building into an idyllic home that inspires us to close up our rambling 1854 house in the states and move to England. I so admire your aesthetic in design, functionality, elegance and absolute beauty of the marriage of light, form and natural elements. Your designs are such inspiration!
Fascinating and extraordinary resolution to a challenging reinvention of a building. You explain it all well and now I find myself awaiting another of your videos which are both a relaxation (your voice!) and a stimulation. Brava.
6:25 You could put your TV on a arm that moves out so that you can view the TV comfortable from all angels and then just move it back after you are done to save space.
What an interesting project! Bravo!
Again, such a beautiful and thought through design.
I just love you 3D renditions. It's amazing how this house is transformed. I wish you could actualize many of your 3D models.
Addition's natural light and flow- magical.
The mixture of contemporary elements along with the original aspects is refreshing. It reminds me of Europe generally, blending the very old with the very new. Well done.
As with all of your projects I’d happily live in any one of them. Brilliant transformation
This is such a beautiful use of the space. The only thing I don't love is the red colour of the extension but otherwise it's perfectly done. Well done!
So glad you kept the quarry tiles. I spent six months scraping green gloss paint and dried concrete residue off the black and red tiles in our Victorian kitchen. Your transformation is beautiful.
Great ideas with lovely attention to detail in blending old and new sections. I would make downstairs toilet into a wet room to give a full 2nd shower and with the addition of underfloor heating and solar panels plus air source heat pump to make the whole space cosy.
Every time I watch your videos, I'm surprised at how ingeniously you think through the layout.
Will there ever be a video with the implementation of your project in life?😊
Great work, looks amazing
Thanks a lot!
Very rarely am I stunned into silence; Gemma, this one of those occasions - how you managed to reinterpret this structure into what I think is arguably one of your best creations, I'll never know. Your concept might actually just be the solution that I've been after for quite some time. Thank you again, I'm indebted for your knowledge, passion and creativity 🤗
This is also my favorite design of yours so far! I'm figuratively ready to buy it from you! Also, intrigued with your sponsorship.
it's amazing what money and the skills of an architect can do to such an dreary sad building. Well done.
I never tire of looking and remotely living in your functional and wonderful imagination! 💜 -From Canada
Love your transformations!
The best part of this renovation was obvs moving it from a drab grey part of England to the snowy forests of Lapland. 🤩
This ancient and modern combo works so well...
A frosted window in the WC door downstairs would keep the light from the little window coming into this back entrance. I like internal walls/doors windows. I think the Quakers did this a lot to keep the internal rooms of their big houses well lite.
This modification/transformation has been done beautifully.
I love the light you always bring into your designs. I love my little home but it is dark. If I could do it over I would buy a place with lots and lots of light.
One of my favorites yet Gemma, fantastic design and the snow was a nice touch on that scandinavian feeling extension
Perfectly gorgeous and brilliant. It is so lovely that you have maintained the original stone work visible inside. I would love to live in this home.
Absolutely mesmerized by your clear and open spaces. This slightly offset livingroom.idea and entrance was such a wonderful idea. ❤
10/10 would build this design from scratch. Love this.
Fantastic❤💐❤
I like this one. It has a really warm and cozy vibe. You make great use of skylights in your projects which I appreciate. I would keep the exterior stairs and landing and put in a glass door so that you might be able to turn that space into a studio efficiency at some point and rent it out or air b&b it.
I cannot tell you how excited I was to find a new video! I am so impressed by your work and how you are always making everything flooded with light! I am so happy!
I would happily live in this home! My only negative would be lack of storage in the upstairs shower room.
I so wish I could experience your creations in real (not just virtual) life.
Yet another stunning design. I’d have loved to see what you’d have done with the stables, coach house and various garden and service buildings at my late parents home.
Absolutely Fabulous!
I really like the way you have transformed the kitchen and living room area. i'd make utility room a big bathroom (and eventually close the doors to outside), and change the colour of second bedroom to something lighter than black, bar those two points- a really good transformation.
Just lovely - I love your thoughtful use of windows and openings to maximise natural light 😍
Excellent! I appreciate the ideas you present and love the way you show us how they can be integrated. How you keep the old and add on the new. I always look forward to your videos.
This is genius use of space AND so unique!
Truly clever, beautiful, and useful to various ages and inhabitants. Fantastic as is, I think it would be lovely to see something similar as affordable housing around the world, too. Thank you for the tour, Gemma!