Beatrice and John Lawrence had happy memories of the Norfolk coast from family holidays to the area, so when a barn came up for sale, they fell for it immediately, despite it needing a complete renovation.
‘Previously, the barn had only been lived in upstairs. That conversion had been done cheaply and it was in a bad condition, with a leaking roof and no insulation,’ says Margherita Thumiger of Studio 29, an architectural and interior design practice the couple had worked with previously.
