A scattered array of ancient farm buildings has been converted into a pared-back modern dwelling, thanks to a comprehensive intervention by the architect Gianni Botsford. Set on the slopes of a shallow valley above the Isle of Wight’s River Medina, the Old Byre is home to Joseph Kohlmaier, a LondonMet lecturer and artistic director of Musarc, an experimental interdisciplinary choir.
Kohlmaier, who initiated the project with Botsford at the turn of the decade, co-owns the site with the economist and patron Simon Bishop, and this modest complex of structures is slated to become a small-scale artistic retreat in the years to come.
