European Renovations That Transformed Historic Homes
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A humble postman's cottage is the center from which architect David Sheppard built this 2,497-square-foot residence in Devon County, England. The new construction is clad in the same mix of granite and limestone used on the cottage’s exterior walls thanks to a disused local quarry.
To integrate the former postman’s cottage with the new design, architect David Sheppard added a concrete column adjacent to an existing stone chimney and a new slate chimney “at the heart of the composition.” From this, the roof structure fans out; the small structure now serves as an anteroom.