Conservation & Heritage Issue 50 Winter 2025/Spring 2026 - Flipbook - Page 84
The Right Rooflight
Solution for Every Project
Every project has its own relationship with light. From listed buildings to contemporary
conversions, natural light shapes how we connect with a space. When specified correctly,
rooflights can be seamlessly installed to introduce rays of warm bright light. For period
or historic buildings there is always a way to sympathetically renovate without losing the
character or historic significance it represents while enhancing the architecture.
Choosing the best rooflight solution begins with
understanding the building, its context and the purpose
of introducing natural light. With more than 30 years of
experience, The Rooflight Co has encountered every kind
of toplighting challenge, from crafting bespoke solutions
driven by an architect’s vision, pushing boundaries in design
performance to meet modern standards, to recognising when
a classic Conservation Rooflight is the most authentic and
appropriate choice. To demonstrate how the right solution
should be considered for each project, The Rooflight Co
highlights three projects - a barn conversion, a heritage
restoration and a retrofit property.
not-for-profit organisation, Wraxall Yard, they turned to The
Rooflight Co for support.
Respecting Agricultural Character
Initially, the planning preference was for conservation
rooflights due to the age of the buildings. However,
discussion between the architect and planners concluded
As the collection of buildings sat within the West Dorset
National Landscape, it was essential the buildings were
sympathetically restored, retaining the agricultural aesthetic.
It was clear that the properties would require plenty of
natural lighting. The architect envisaged the rooflights
would play an instrumental role in creating cross ventilation
in conjunction with the doors, ensuring the spaces were not
only light and bright, but also well-ventilated for comfort and
wellbeing.
When Clementine Blakemore Architects were entrusted
to convert and rebuild a collection of derelict barns for the
Below, Wraxall Yard
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