Discover the vibrant world of architectural salvage near Langport. Reclamation yards offer unique finds for Heritage and Conservation projects.
These yards and markets buy and sell architectural parts from demolished buildings.
Find handmade period pieces instead of mass-produced items. Whether it’s reclaimed bricks or vintage library ladders, your local yard has it. Speak to enthusiastic experts who source specific items for buyers.
It may take time, but they know where to find what you need. Explore well-organized yards with knowledgeable owners. They have vintage signs, reclaimed timbers, and historic flagstones. Unlock treasures at our favourite salvage yards and markets near Langport and transform your projects with timeless pieces.
Now that you have that one-off piece or handmade materials, you can pat yourself on the back. Not only are you enhancing your building but you are also being green at the same time. Win/win all round!
We’ve enjoyed designing a unique building for a Somerset cider farm, nestled amidst picturesque orchards.
Renowned for its apples and cider, this farm will host guests, inviting visitors to explore cider-making, sample exquisite ciders, and join farm events and tours. Located in cider country, this family-owned farm has a rich heritage of apple cultivation and cider production. This cider-making family is immensely proud to be part of the Somerset farming tradition of growing apples and making cider on the farm.
Through close collaboration with the owners, the O2i Design team has ensured a welcoming space for cider enthusiasts. This family business in South Somerset is proud to create award-winning ciders from its beautiful orchards. They eagerly look forward to sharing their cider-making journey with visitors through this newly envisioned space.
The O2i Design team recently secured Planning and Listed Building Consent to restore a barn within a historic 15th Century Manor Farm.
Located within the curtilage of a 15th-century Manor Farmhouse and a Grade I listed building, this project holds immense historical significance. Dendrochronology** experts meticulously dated on-site timbers, revealing a timeline spanning from 1238 to 1411. These findings solidify the project’s status as one of our oldest sites.
Commissioned by our client, we embark on transforming a dilapidated barn into a new home, preserving heritage and providing housing for future farming generations on-site. The farm is a modern and forward-thinking farm that is transitioning to agroecology, reimagining a new small farm future where farms feed people justly rather than via an extractive, cumbersome, and commodified food system.
**Dendrochronology, analyzing growth ring patterns, offers crucial insights into dating archaeological artefacts, enriching our understanding of the site’s history.
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While searching for a barn conversion project for their next home, Duncan and Andrea Pyle, architectural designers from O2i Design Ltd, came across some dilapidated stone buildings near Taunton, Somerset, which used to belong to the Duchy of Cornwall. They relished the challenge of repurposing this agricultural site with Grade II listed barns into a residential home to combine rural charm and a contemporary style. You can read the article in full here
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Duncan and Andrea’s listed barn conversion was featured in the property supplement of the Metro Newspaper today (issue 19 March 2019). The article is a realistic account of what a conversion might entail. The ups and the downs! This major renovation project was extensive and complex and was carried out whilst the family lived on site.
The couple loves the functionality of the family home they have created, and it is modern, homely and cosy.
They spent a day on the photo shoot, which was great fun. It allowed them to work again with Langport photographer Bill Bradshaw and meet journalist Chantelle Horton who came down to Somerset to quiz them about the project. It was also the perfect opportunity to think about everything they love about this home.
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