βA nearby farmer took the whole herdβ: how a couple turned a cowshed into a dream home for artists
A former dairy business now hosts a thriving artistic community β and a spectacular converted barn
Suzanne Blank Redstone and her husband, Peter Redstone, have lived on the same Devon farm, nestled in a tree-fringed valley aΒ mile from the sea, for 50 years. The coupleβs current home was onceΒ their cowshed, a simple, functional structure that they built in 1979 to shelter their herd ofΒ Jerseys over winter.
Today, itβs an architectural statement, albeit a very livable one. It was shortlisted for the Royal Institute of British Architectsβ house of the year in 2023 and bagged a prestigious Manser medal, too, while a photograph of the property was selected for this yearβs Royal Academy of Artsβ Summer Exhibition, which runs in London until 18 August.
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