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A windmill that had been left derelict in a back garden for much of the 20 century has been transformed into luxurious holiday accommodation following a bold conversion project.
Premier Construction News
A windmill that had been left derelict in a back garden for much of the 20 century has been transformed into luxurious holiday accommodation following a bold conversion project.
Suffolk Free Press
Converted Windmill Chosen for Award
A windmill has won the RICS East of England Tourism and Leisure award. Mill Farm Windmill in Cockfield is a contemporary conversion and reconstruction of a derelict windmill providing tourist accommodation. Nestled in beautiful countryside, the windmill is located two miles from Lavenham, providing panoramic views from the newly-constructed zinc and cross-laminated timber pod.
RIBA Suffolk Design Awards
Commended
Bury & West Suffolk Magazine
Ahead of the Curve
When it comes to this highly original holiday home almost everything is in the round.
Surveyor Steve Roberts and his wife Natalie knew their dream property presented a conundrum, specifically an absence of straight walls. However, they have quite literally risen to the challenge restoring a 1891 windmill, if not to its former working glory, then modifying its use to fashion an intriguing, high spec holiday home.
The Architects Journal
Revealed: huge shortlist for 2017 RIBA East Awards
A record 31 projects have been shortlisted for this year’s RIBA East regional awards.
Last year the institute chose 25 finalists – itself a record – in the region, which covers Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.
Winner
RICS Awards East of England Tourism and Leisure Category
Evening Standard
Cool place of the week: The Windmill, Suffolk
When I was very young I had a fascination for Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree – in particular the treetop home of the character Moonface, where all the furniture was curved to match not only the shape of the tree but also his round, moon-shaped face.
Heart of Suffolk
The view from the top of the windmill
Natalie Roberts can’t quite believe her luck. It’s been nine years since she and her husband Steve bought their farmhouse with a derelict windmill in the garden and yet she is still excited every time she pulls into the driveway. “When we arrive home having been away even just for a day, I can feel myself relax”
Ipswich Star
Cockfield Windmill shortlisted in RIBA Design Awards
Three new homes in Suffolk are among five design and build projects in the county shortlisted for the RIBA 2017 Regional Awards.
Mill Farm,
Lavenham Road,
Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk,
IP30 0HX
Phone: 01284 828458
Email: info@thewindmillsuffolk.com