Wraxall Yard

Lower Wraxall, Dorset, United Kingdom, Europe

Completed · Hospitality · Accessible Holiday Accommodation (Barn Conversion) · Temperate · 2022

A derelict 19th-century Dorset dairy farm converted into five fully accessible holiday homes plus community and educational space, run as a not-for-profit. Single-level dwellings and a graded landscape provide wheelchair access without obvious ramps or handrails. It was shortlisted for the 2024 RIBA Stirling Prize.

Innovation highlights

Step-free access designed through landscape grading, not add-on ramps
Height-adjustable kitchens and roll-under sinks
Low-energy retrofit of derelict stone barns
Biomass heating from on-site barn

Innovations in the catalogue

Universal Access Through Landscape Grading
Adaptable Wheelchair-Usable Interiors
Low-Energy Retrofit of Derelict Stone Barns
On-Site Biomass Heating

Client / Developer: Wraxall Yard CIC
Architect: Clementine Blakemore Architects
Type: Accessible holiday accommodation (barn conversion)

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