OWNERS Toby Diggens & Bella Lowes
PROJECT TYPE Conversion & extension
Toby Diggens and his partner, Bella Lowes, were looking for a little plot of land to build on and grow plants for their landscape business. While searching for the perfect opportunity, Bella’s parents bought a former farm in Devon, and a new opportunity presented itself. There were derelict outbuildings available to convert, along with the possibility to raise native breed cattle, while reviving the native habitats and landscape. A cob, stone, and timber barn had the most potential. “Although there had been remedial works to keep it standing, it was in a particularly poor state,” says Toby.