Warwickshire Farmhouse is a contemporary glazed extension in Warwickshire, designed to open a traditional stone built farmhouse to far reaching countryside views. Set on a secluded site in Warwickshire, the farmhouse sits among traditional barns and outbuildings on a steep valley side. Hayward Smart Architects designed the extension to create a large open plan kitchen, dining and living space, improving the connection between the existing home, the garden and the surrounding rural landscape. IQ Glass supplied the architectural glazing package, including a corner opening slim sliding door system, slim aluminium casement windows and a door.
Project Partners
Architects: Hayward Smart
Photography: Nic Barber-Robinson
Location
Warwickshire
Designing a Contemporary Glazed Extension in Warwickshire
The original farmhouse had limited connection to the external space and valley views, partly due to the sloping site levels and the existing stone mullioned windows to the kitchen, which was used as the family’s main living space. The architectural brief was to create an extension that would provide a more generous open plan kitchen, dining and living area, while also reordering parts of the existing house to improve day-to-day use.
The resulting extension was designed as a zinc-clad and highly glazed contemporary box, positioned above an extended garden wall. This approach helped improve the relationship between the farmhouse and the adjacent farm buildings, while framing views across the valley. For architects and private clients considering a glazed extension in Warwickshire, this project shows how contemporary glazing can be used to transform a rural farmhouse while maintaining a considered relationship with its existing materials and setting.
Opening a Farmhouse Interior to Natural Light
One key challenge was bringing more natural light into the existing farmhouse, where deep masonry, smaller windows and the relationship to the surrounding ground levels limited daylight within the kitchen and adjoining rooms. The extension therefore needed to create a brighter, more open living environment while still feeling connected to the traditional stone architecture of the farmhouse.
Framing Rural Views from a Steep Valley Site
A second challenge was maximising the far reaching views across the Warwickshire countryside from a farmhouse positioned on a steep valley side. The glazing needed to create a stronger visual and physical connection to the garden and landscape, using large panes, slim sightlines and carefully coordinated frame finishes that worked with the zinc cladding, timber elements and rural setting.
Corner Opening Sliding Doors for a Light-Filled Farmhouse Extension
IQ Glass supplied two slim sliding door systems that join to form an opening corner, creating a broad connection between the new living space, garden and surrounding countryside. The large glass panes, slim sightlines and pocket opening side section help the extension open up to the landscape, bringing more daylight into the kitchen, dining and living space.
To complete the glazing package, IQ Glass also supplied an additional fixed minimal window, slim aluminium casement windows within the cladded section and a slim aluminium casement door for side access. Together, these elements show how a glazed extension in Warwickshire can improve daylight, views and garden connection while maintaining a coherent contemporary finish within a traditional farmhouse setting.
Technical Glazing Summary
- Two slim sliding door systems joined to create an opening corner with the side section discreetly sliding into a pocket opening.
- Approximate glass weight of 300kg per pane.
- Clear toughened double glazed units with Low E coating.
- Frames finished in RAL 7024 Graphite Grey.
- Slim aluminium casement windows within the cladded extension, including fixed and top-hinged opening units.
- Slim aluminium casement door supplied for side access.
Speak to IQ Glass About a Glazed Extension in Warwickshire
Warwickshire Farmhouse demonstrates how a contemporary glazed extension can transform a traditional rural home, improving natural light, open plan living and countryside views. For architects, developers and private clients planning a glazed extension in Warwickshire, early glazing input can help resolve opening configurations, sightlines and performance requirements.
Speak to IQ Glass about slim sliding doors, fixed glazing and aluminium window systems for farmhouse extensions, rural renovations and high-end residential projects.
