Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects

<p>By Jessica – Categories: Art, Decorative Accessories, Dining Area, Fireplace, Furnishings, Houses, Interior Style, Kitchen, Lighting, Living Space, Remodeling, Staircase, Wall Decor   </p><br/><p>Astley Castle is a historical structure renovated by Witherford Watson Mann Architects and located in Astley, England.</p><br/><p>Winner of the 2013 RIBA Stirling Prize, the developing was turned into a private residence that was completed in 2012.</p><br/><p><span id="more-103023"/><br/><img alt="astley castle Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " height="600" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/astley-castle.jpg" title="Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " width="800" /></p><br/><img alt="astley castle Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " height="633" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/astley-castle_.jpg" title="Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " width="800" /><br/><img alt="astley castle Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " height="633" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/astley-castle__.jpg" title="Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " width="800" /><br/><img alt="astley castle Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " height="1186" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/astley-castle___.jpg" title="Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " width="800" /><br/><img alt="astley castle Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " height="633" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/astley-castle____.jpg" title="Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " width="800" /><br/><img alt="astley castle Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " height="633" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/astley-castle_____.jpg" title="Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " width="800" /><br/><img alt="astley castle Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " height="533" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/astley-castle______.jpg" title="Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " width="800" /><br/><img alt="astley castle Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " height="533" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/astley-castle_______.jpg" title="Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " width="800" /><br/><img alt="astley castle Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " height="533" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/astley-castle________.jpg" title="Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " width="800" /><br/><img alt="astley castle Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " height="533" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/astley-castle_________.jpg" title="Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " width="800" /><br/><img alt="astley castle Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " height="1010" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/astley-castle__________.jpg" title="Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " width="800" /><br/><img alt="astley castle Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " height="1010" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/astley-castle___________.jpg" title="Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " width="800" /><br/><p>Astley Castle by Witherford Watson Mann Architects:</p><br/><p><em>“Astley is a remote website with wealthy historic resonance: a moated castle, lake, church and the ghost of pleasure gardens are grouped around a shallow ridge. After decades of decline and decay, the project opens this private estate for public access by means of a network of new pathways and salvages the ruins of the castle, binding them into a vivid new home for the Landmark Trust.</em></p><br/><p><em>Contemporary brick, concrete and timber construction sits straight on the medieval rubble walls, re-occupying the ancient manor property, whilst Tudor and Jacobean wings are retained as outdoor rooms.</em></p><br/><p><em>The massive gashes in the ruined walls have been retained, generating it an unusually light castle. The residence is animated by slashes of sunlight on stone walls and views over the ancient landscape.</em></p><br/><p><em>At the dining table, you look out from twelfth and twenty-very first century construction to fifteenth and 6teenth century walls – the dialogue across the centuries frames conversations amongst pals.”</em></p><br/><p>Images courtesy of Witherford Watson Mann Architects</p><br/><img alt="p Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " border="" height="1" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p_____________________________________________________________________________________________.gif" title="Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects interior design 2 " width="1" /><!-- Social Buttons Generated by Digg Digg plugin v5.3.6,<br/> Author : Buffer, Inc<br/> Website : http://bufferapp.com/diggdigg --><br/>

Astley Castle By Witherford Watson Mann Architects

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English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design

<p>This historic castle house developed by the UK’;s Witherford Watson Mann Architects right here in Astley, England is not so a lot a meeting of old and new, as it is a lesson in total opposites. This one particular-of-a-kind countryside house, completed in 2012, was the recipient of the 2013 RIBA Stirling Prize, an award effectively deserved if you ask us. The rustic house style is a stark contrast between medieval and modern – visible in the preserved cobblestone walls of the Tudor and Jacobean architecture, versus the clean new brick and exposed timber frames. These components represent opposite ends of the spectrum, landing somewhere in between castle and farmhouse with a modern day twist. Here’;s how the architects breathed new life into this ancient web site.</p><br/><img alt="english castle preserves historic architecture and incorporates modern design thumb English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " height="498" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/english-castle-preserves-historic-architecture-and-incorporates-modern-design-thumb.jpg" style="" title="English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " width="630" /><br/><img alt="english castle preserves historic architecture and incorporates modern design thumb English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " height="472" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/english-castle-preserves-historic-architecture-and-incorporates-modern-design-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " width="630" /><br/><p>From the architects, “Astley is a remote site with rich historic resonance: a moated castle, lake, church and the ghost of pleasure gardens are grouped around a shallow ridge. Soon after decades of decline and decay, the project opens this private estate for public access by way of a network of new pathways and salvages the ruins of the castle, binding them into a vivid new property for the Landmark Trust.”</p><br/><img alt="english castle preserves historic architecture and incorporates modern design thumb English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " height="498" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/english-castle-preserves-historic-architecture-and-incorporates-modern-design-thumb__.jpg" style="" title="English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " width="630" /><br/><img alt="english castle preserves historic architecture and incorporates modern design thumb English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " height="934" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/english-castle-preserves-historic-architecture-and-incorporates-modern-design-thumb___.jpg" style="" title="English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The old and new architecture are juxtaposed side by side, every single one particular accentuating and strengthening its counterpart. The dilapidated old structure was left in its ragged kind, with the new walls taking shape about the ruins, so to speak.</p><br/><img alt="english castle preserves historic architecture and incorporates modern design thumb English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " height="498" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/english-castle-preserves-historic-architecture-and-incorporates-modern-design-thumb____.jpg" style="" title="English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The castle’;s original Tudor and Jacobean wings had been left intact (as significantly as they were, anyway) and are now employed as outdoor rooms. The open ceiling is an understated yet spectacular feature!</p><br/><img alt="english castle preserves historic architecture and incorporates modern design thumb English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " height="419" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/english-castle-preserves-historic-architecture-and-incorporates-modern-design-thumb_____.jpg" style="" title="English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " width="630" /><br/><p>Interiors are a refreshing take on history and contemporary living. The uneven stone tiled floors scream rustic charm, complemented by the weathered brick walls in the foreground, supported by the new construction bringing up the rear. The complex woodwork of the staircase and ceiling showcase the art of carpentry in conjunction with architecture and creativity.</p><br/><img alt="english castle preserves historic architecture and incorporates modern design thumb English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/english-castle-preserves-historic-architecture-and-incorporates-modern-design-thumb______.jpg" style="" title="English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The living region has a warm, countrified aesthetic with views of the historic church just outdoors. The wood-burning stove is a excellent focal point, surrounded by contemporary but comfortable furnishings befitting of a accurate “home.”</p><br/><img alt="english castle preserves historic architecture and incorporates modern design thumb English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " height="419" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/english-castle-preserves-historic-architecture-and-incorporates-modern-design-thumb_______.jpg" style="" title="English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " width="630" /><br/><p>Huge windows flood this brick-enclosed space with natural light and green scenery of the surrounding countryside.</p><br/><img alt="english castle preserves historic architecture and incorporates modern design thumb English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " height="419" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/english-castle-preserves-historic-architecture-and-incorporates-modern-design-thumb________.jpg" style="" title="English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " width="630" /><br/><p>“At the dining table, you look out from twelfth and 21st century building to 15th and 17th century walls – the dialogue across the centuries frames conversations in between pals,” according to Witherford Watson Mann Architects.</p><br/><img alt="english castle preserves historic architecture and incorporates modern design thumb English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " height="795" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/english-castle-preserves-historic-architecture-and-incorporates-modern-design-thumb_________.jpg" style="" title="English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " width="630" /><br/><p>Down the staircase, the reduced ground level has a a lot more medieval really feel to it, with a dark and brooding character.The new timber staircase is physically your way to the new upper level, but visually it also ushers you into the new building overhead.</p><br/><img alt="english castle preserves historic architecture and incorporates modern design thumb English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " height="795" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/english-castle-preserves-historic-architecture-and-incorporates-modern-design-thumb__________.jpg" style="" title="English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " width="630" /><br/><p>Witherford Watson Mann Architects</p><br/><img alt="vxtey English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " height="1" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/vxtey.jpg" title="English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design home design " width="1" /><!-- Social Buttons Generated by Digg Digg plugin v5.3.6,<br/> Author : Buffer, Inc<br/> Website : http://bufferapp.com/diggdigg --><br/>

English Castle Preserves Historic Architecture And Incorporates Contemporary Design

This historic castle house developed by the UK’;s Witherford Watson Mann Architects right here in Astley, England is not so a lot a meeting ...

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12th Century Castle Renovation Wins 2013 RIBA Prize

<img alt="picture 6153 12th Century Castle Renovation Wins 2013 RIBA Prize amazing ideas " height="475" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/picture-6153.jpg" title="12th Century Castle Renovation Wins 2013 RIBA Prize amazing ideas " width="600" /><br/><p>Architectural firm Witherford Watson Mann has won the 2013 RIBA Stirling Prize, an annual award recognizing the ideal in British architecture, for their refurbishment of the 12th Century Astley Castle in Warwickshire, England.</p><br/><p>In singling out the project for “demonstrating creativity, preservation and conservation,” the Royal Institute of British Architects has selected to shine a spotlight on the architectural redemption of an original 12th Century edifice and its subsequent iterations—additions and renovations spanning centuries, and culminating in a ruinous 1978 fire.</p><br/><p>Rescued by Britain’s Landmark Trust, and slated to be a guesthouse, Astley Castle’s medieval walls stay standing, gashes and all, with the new meticulously detailed construction—comprised of brick, concrete and wood—situated completely within the ancient footprint, visually enriched by the Castle’s imperfect remains. As the architects explain, “The house is animated by slashes of sunlight on stone walls and views more than the ancient landscape. At the dining table, you look out from twelfth and twenty-first century building to fifteenth and 6teenth century walls – the dialogue across the centuries frames conversations between close friends.”</p><br/><p>This 21st Century permutation of Astley Castle is, says RIBA, “An critical piece of architecture, beautifully detailed and crafted.”</p><br/><p><br/><img alt="picture 2227 12th Century Castle Renovation Wins 2013 RIBA Prize amazing ideas " height="475" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/picture-2227.jpg" title="12th Century Castle Renovation Wins 2013 RIBA Prize amazing ideas " width="600" /><br/><img alt="picture 5964 12th Century Castle Renovation Wins 2013 RIBA Prize amazing ideas " height="889" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/picture-5964.jpg" title="12th Century Castle Renovation Wins 2013 RIBA Prize amazing ideas " width="600" /><br/><img alt="picture 6902 12th Century Castle Renovation Wins 2013 RIBA Prize amazing ideas " height="400" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/picture-6902.jpg" title="12th Century Castle Renovation Wins 2013 RIBA Prize amazing ideas " width="600" /><br/><img alt="picture 1157 12th Century Castle Renovation Wins 2013 RIBA Prize amazing ideas " height="792" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/picture-1157.jpg" title="12th Century Castle Renovation Wins 2013 RIBA Prize amazing ideas " width="1000" /></p><br/><p>Pictures: RIBA</p><br/><p>

12th Century Castle Renovation Wins 2013 RIBA Prize

Architectural firm Witherford Watson Mann has won the 2013 RIBA Stirling Prize, an annual award recognizing the ideal in British architectur...

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