Life to an old school

One of the larger schemes I have been involved with has been the conversion of the old school in Bigrigg, near Whitehaven. The traditional red sandstone building with high vaulted ceilings was designed around the concept of ‘loft’ style apartments – something new to the West Coast of Cumbria. Each unit (a total of 9 in the school building and 2 new-build detached ‘town-houses’ to the grounds) has at least 2 bedrooms with the living space at the first floor level to allow full appreciation and use of the vaulted ceilings. Mezzanine floors are used in order to allow the large vertical windows to be kept intact and clear from any obstruction. The original mono pitched lean-to roof to the rear of the building has been replaced with an accessible flat roof which forms first floor terraces to each of the main units, providing views to the fells behind. For more photographs and details.