Heritage · Food & Beverage£1.0mNational Trust

Tyntesfield Cow Barn

Full RIBA Stage 4 MEP design for the refurbishment of the Grade II listed Cow Barn cafe restaurant and retail shop at the National Trust’s Tyntesfield estate, in Wraxall near Bristol.

National Trust
Client
£1.0m
Construction value
Grade II
Listed Victorian farm building
RIBA 4
Detailed MEP design
Cafe + shop
Ground floor refurbishment

The project

A refurbishment of the Grade II listed Cow Barn cafe restaurant and retail shop at the National Trust Tyntesfield site, in Wraxall near Bristol.

The scheme comprised a major refurbishment of the ground floor cafe and shop areas, including a new food servery, upgraded seating and a reimagined shop layout. The renovations preserved the original features of the Victorian farm building, allowing visitors to dine inside the cast-iron cattle stalls while admiring the timber roof beams.

Rubix MEP were appointed to deliver the full MEP RIBA Stage 4 detailed design in support of the catering and interior design.

The refurbished kitchen and bakery inside the Cow Barn: new ventilation, extract canopy and servery set against the original stone and brick walls and timber roofInside the refurbished Cow Barn shop, with the timber roof structure retained above the new retail fit-out
“A sensitive scheme that involved the refurbishment of the existing Cow Barn restaurant and bakery areas. Rubix MEP were exemplary in delivering a carefully coordinated design.”
John Goddard, Space Group

What we delivered

RIBA Stage 4 MEP design

Detailed design including HVAC systems, water services and drainage, small power and data, LV distribution and lighting / emergency lighting.

Site installation support

Technical support for the site installation team through the refurbishment of a working, listed visitor building.

Completion

Witness testing, certificate reviews and site inspections ahead of Practical Completion.

Appointment highlights RIBA Stage 4Grade II listedHVAC & water servicesLV & lighting designWitness testingPractical Completion

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