The conversion of the stables (themselves Grade II* listed building) allowed for the addition of guest accommodation, an indoor swimming pool, and a squash court. Considered landscaping in the courtyard allowed for the addition of an external living room with concealed roof lights to a new basement below. For the main house, internal alterations and a new extension to the rear incorporating a dining room allowed for panoramic views of the North Riding.
Rather than allow the essential architectural elements to function as discrete parts, we took the initiative to extend the basement space to provide an internal link. Here guests could not only move around the estate freely, sheltered from inclement weather. They could share in the comforts of an underground spa, complete with a state-of-the-art sauna and hydrotherapy pool, or they could while away the hours with their favourite film in the home cinema.
