Blacksheep House up for design award

Blacksheep House, the converted shed we featured recently, is up for a Grand Designs Award. Owner Christine Hope writes:

"We were really pleased to see our house, Blacksheep House on your site, and thought you may be interested in voting for us in the Grand Designs Home of the Year Competition. Blacksheep House has been entered for the conversion category which will be broadcast at 8.05 next Sunday (May 4) - there is a short film about the house and then a public vote. If we get voted as the best conversion we will be through to the final on Friday 9th so we need every one to vote for us!"

Blacksheep House

Blacksheep House was once a sheep shed. Now it is luxury selfcatering accommodation but with a lovely green architectural twist run by Christine and Pete Hope. Here's what they say about it:

"Black sheep House is a contemporary renovation and extension of a traditional Blackhouse. We built the house with the intention of using as much of the existing stonework as possible and creating as little visual impact as possible. Starting with three remaining 1-meter thick walls we re-shaped and extended. We did this very much as a hands-on self-build & it's only because I'm a dry stone dyker by trade that I could be mad enough to take on such an ambitious project."

Lots more details and photos on the site.
Via The Times