Minimal intervention adaptive reuse: a restaurant core inserted into an existing barn, with the timber truss left exposed.

Function as an insert, not a rebuild.

The original envelope remains; a lightweight core delivers the restaurant programme. Conceived as an independent module built entirely in timber, it is not intended to be immediately reversible in situ, but is designed for future demounting without harm to the historic shell. Services, storage and back-of-house are consolidated within the insert to keep the span clear and the truss legible. Adding only what is necessary.

The silhouette in the landscape is unchanged. Openings are calibrated rather than enlarged; new work reads as a secondary layer with dry, discreet fixings. All new construction is timber.

Detail and continuity.

The new floor is set out to the irregular widths of the existing planks, creating a continuous field where old and new interlock. Thresholds and vents are resolved as fine lines, keeping the emphasis on the exposed structure and spatial rhythm under

the truss.

Economy of means.

Re-use of the existing fabric reduces embodied impact; the demountable insert, limited wet trades and staged works preserve identity while aligning maintenance with local capacity.