Bindloss Dawes adds chestnut-clad extension to old Somerset schoolhouse

Local studio Bindloss Dawes has completed the transformation of Old School House, a Grade II-listed house in Somerset that has been refreshed with a contemporary timber extension.
Nestled within a valley in Pitcombe, the timber extension adds a modern twist to the 19th-century home while echoing its traditional pitched form.
The original building was built in 1864 as a local village school before being converted to a home in the 1940s. Bindloss Dawes's extension replaces another from the 1970s.