Rural Housing Development, Vale of Belvoir, Leicestershire
Rural Housing Development, Vale of Belvoir, Leicestershire
Our clients, Willett Homes have established a track record for creating unique and special homes, built to a high standard. We’ve designed their latest creation, Deben Farm, which is a beautifully situated rural development project. Set in open countryside within the Vale of Belvoir the project is close to Scalford and Long Clawson, and a short drive away from Melton Mowbray, Nottingham, Leicester, Loughborough, and Grantham.
As scheme architects Swain Architecture secured planning consent from Melton Borough Council for a development of five new-build homes, comprising an interesting blend of architecture and scale. The design mixes contemporary design with a classic local vernacular to deliver a small hamlet that knits well into this desirable rural setting.
Plot 1
Plot 1 at Deben Farm is an inspiring detached contemporary barn. Created with energy efficiency in mind, the family home has four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Contrasting the North facing approach which has modest glazing, the South facing elevations open out onto a private garden with uninterrupted views of the gently undulating Vale of Belvoir countryside beyond, all framed by high-performance glazing at ground and first floor levels. The design offers a large open living-dining-kitchen space with lots of more private spaces for peaceful family life as well as appropriate storage which is often missing in new-build properties.
Plot 2
Designed as a modern design of a classic country cottage, plot 2 is a stunning detached three-bedroom home. From the approach this house may look modest, but the cleaver layout offers more than enough space for family living. The flexible floor plan offers an incredibly versatile design with open plan living and bedrooms at ground and first floor levels, all with views of a private garden.
Plot 3
Plot 3 at Diben Farm is a stunning 3 bedroom detached development. Designed to have a flexible layout, the house is principally a ground floor single storey home, having the added attraction of a mezzanine deck, emanating from an architectural brief to create a relaxed open plan lifestyle. West facing glazing from living/entertaining space and bedrooms will make this house a place to be as the sun goes down.
Plot 4
One of our favourite designs, as part of our Deben Farm development for Willett Homes is Plot 4 – a stunning contemporary barn concept. Using natural undulation of the plot the black wooden clad barn shape is slightly recessed into the landscape, providing great views and a conversation with the topology. Unusually, the sleeping accommodation is found on the lower level with five bedrooms, three washrooms and an office which leaves an expansive open plan living area upstairs to benefit from the views of the private garden and rural views beyond.
Plot 5
One of the largest plots at Deben Farm is Plot 5. Conceived with great imagination and flair, this home is a substantial vernacular period stone barn conversion. This home retains the period charm of an attractive country barn, at the same time as offering a flexible layout including a grand main bedroom suite and rooms of substantially scale. This design would suit people who desire a country lifestyle with all of the benefits of a new-build home.
This project is currently on site
Housing Development in Long Clawson, Leicester
Hall Farm, Long Clawson
Swain Architecture reimagined this former Class Q Barn Conversion and a further conversion of an equestrian building into a residential development adjacent building.
A Successful Development
Swain Architecture partners housing developers to create commercially viable places that people want to live. Our understanding of commerciality married with our experience working with our self-build clients makes us perfectly placed to create architecturally interesting homes that can achieve planning permission in complex sites as well as demand a good market value.
Custom Build Architecture
At Swain Architecture we pride ourselves on working with our clients in a very collaborative way. We can lend our vast wealth of knowledge in architectural development to create fantastic spaces that deliver the maximum land value for the developer at the same time as creating architecture that is attractive to buyers and planning officers too. We offer our developers a Custom Build service where plots can be sold and then potential buyers can customised the design and build of their house rather than selling off plan. This gives buyers all the benefits of a Self Build home but with the security of a buying from housing such as builder guarantees and costs based on an economy of scale.
