New Visitor Centre for The National Trust

Conversion was undertaken of Home Farms’ main buildings within the Tyntesfield Estate to create a new Visitor Centre in order to provide improved facilities for the public to enjoy.  Plans were drawn up to include a new café, shop, reception, computer room and children’s play area plus offices and storage space for staff use.

The original fixtures of the Grade II Listed Victorian farm buildings were preserved and restoration works undertaken ensuring these historic features became an asset to the buildings, honouring their historic setting and showing a glimpse into the past.  The Piggery was converted into a modern boiler house with bio mass boiler and photoelectric solar panels with provision for the public to view and learn about the green credentials of the site.  During the contract bats and newts were discovered within the build area so alterations were required to our programme and protections implemented to accommodate the wildlife and protect their habitats.  The project was successfully concluded to the satisfaction of our client and to the delight of their daily visitors.