The Oaks is a Grade II listed residential property forming one wing of Ham House Stables. Originally built in 1610 as the stable block for the Grade I listed Ham House, this wing was converted into two residential units during the 1970s. We were commissioned to look at re-unifying the two units to form one coherent structure to allow the building to function as a single house. Our contemporary proposal sensitively retains the existing internal oak structure and re-instates many of the buildings lost features, including the original blacksmiths fire whilst introducing modern design elements and energy saving technologies.