Merry Hill Barn was in a poor state, having partially subsided together with a few other structural issues. However, the building did have an amazing volume and a beautiful old oak roof structure that was in relatively good condition.

The building itself is a Listed structure, in a conservation area, and an area of outstanding natural beauty, located in a very remote location between the villages of Portesham and Abbotsbury on the South Dorset Coast.

The scheme was to form a new holiday cottage and to make the most of the roof structure it was kept exposed internally and the living areas were placed on the first floor. The ground floor has five luxury bedrooms all with ensuite bathrooms.