A former village butcher shop; this Grade II Listed Building involved the refurbishment and conversion of the old abattoir into a family games room. Being a cold space with inefficient windows and damp climbing the uninsulated walls, the brief was to strip back and upgrade all elements of the external envelope making the space more comfortable to inhabit whilst retaining as many of the original features as possible. Above the proposed space was a modern timber ceiling/floor structure which, when removed, revealed the old carcass pulley wheel fixed to the roof structure above. The newly exposed double-height element was retained, the wheel was repaired, the roof timbers were cleaned and a new contemporary feature window was inserted to illuminate the space. This window was a specialist two-pane double glazed unit which met at the angle of the roof and adjacent walls. Also incorporated in the design was a full-height paneled wall with a secret door to the garage beyond. This wall was designed in a contemporary way to contrast the original features remaining in the room.