Residential | Post-Fire Restoration

Straw Bale House, Wimborne

Location: Wimborne Dorset
Client: National Trust
Architect: St Ann’s Gate Architects
Value: £0.3m

Residential | Post-Fire Restoration

Straw Bale House, Wimborne

Location: Wimborne Dorset
Client: National Trust
Architect: St Ann’s Gate Architects
Value: £0.3m

After a disastrous fire destroyed two semi detached listed cob cottages we were asked to advise on structural matters relating to their restoration or replacement.

The fire damaged buildings were demolished and replaced with 2 new cottages built of straw bales rendered in lime with a timber frame carrying the vertical loads.

The work was completed by the Dorset Centre for Rural Skills.