Rustic Appeal

I came across this building up at Snape Maltings on the Suffolk coast. The original building was almost gone and the new owners could have taken it apart bit by bit and rebuilt it with lime mortar importing used bricks to make up the considerable deficiency.

…there’s a touch of Antony Gormley’s Angel of The North in letting the metal brave the elements.

They decided on a different approach which was to weld up some steel plates (boiler plate) rather in the manner of an upside down ship. The master stroke was to leave it unprotected so it rusted. There is a touch of Antony Gormley’s Angel of The North in letting the metal brave the elements. It may not be the kind of thing that many people want to live in but among the restored maltings and cottages of that area this building stands out and I believe in a good way. Presumably they have some very effective insulation on the inside.

Tell me what you think.