The design maximises a site that consisted of a Listed threshing barn that had fallen into dereliction. As a result of this heritage the design makes use of the structural bays of the timber-frame, together with evoking the scale and mass of the original building. The building, clad in Western Red Cedar, uses natural materials. [...]
Working in close collaboration with Cheltenham Borough Council and conservation department, the end result is a successful community project within an important local conservation area. The concept of the proposal, from which the form has been developed, is based upon an ‘all embracing’ spiral, to welcome the parish into the heart of the church. The [...]
