Residential · Lighting Control

Coach House

The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire · Barn conversion

The Coach House is the complete renovation of a four-bedroom barn into an elegant country home. ADM designed and installed the electrical, lighting and media installation throughout, including the garden.

Sitting room with exposed beam fireplace, twin wall lights and discreet downlights in a converted Cotswold barn — External lighting designed around the landscaped courtyard and garden beds.

Project overview

Barn conversions rarely allow for straightforward cable routes. Working around exposed stone, timber trusses and existing structure, the installation was planned so that lighting and power appear where they are needed without disturbing the character of the building.

The brief

Provide a bespoke lighting, power and media design suited to an open, characterful interior, and extend controlled lighting into the landscaped garden.

ADM's scope of work

Bespoke lighting, power and media design for the whole property
Plaster-in downlights installed flush to the ceiling
Spotlights and wall lighting to highlight stone and timber
5-amp lighting circuits for lamps on switched control
Antique brass Corston front plates throughout
Rako lighting control for the garden
Spike lights, wall lights and step lighting externally
Commissioning of internal and external lighting scenes

Key systems and products

Rako garden lighting control
Plaster-in downlights
5-amp lamp circuits
Antique brass Corston front plates
External spike, wall and step lighting

Technical highlights

Lighting positioned to graze stone walls and pick out roof timbers
5-amp circuits allow table and floor lamps to be controlled with the room scenes
Step and spike lighting used to make the garden usable after dark
External scenes commissioned separately from internal lighting

Project gallery

Cotswold stone coach house exterior with landscaped garden — External lighting designed around the landscaped courtyard and garden beds.

Beamed living room with arched windows, wall lanterns and recessed downlights — Downlights set between original beams, with wall lanterns on 5-amp switched circuits.

Open plan reception room with full-height glazing and wall lights — Lighting balanced against full-height glazing so evening scenes remain comfortable.

Sitting room with fireplace, beam and twin wall lights — Twin wall lights and discreet downlights framing the fireplace.

Kitchen with dark blue cabinetry, downlights and antique brass sockets — Kitchen task lighting with antique brass Corston plates throughout.

Attic room with exposed oak trusses, downlights and surface spotlights — Surface spotlights and downlights routed carefully around the original trusses.

Bathroom with freestanding bath, rooflight and adjustable ceiling spots — Adjustable spots and fluted wall lights specified for the bathrooms.

Cloakroom with low-level brass floor light beside the WC — Low-level brass floor lighting used for night-time circulation.

Outcome

The finished home keeps the character of the original barn while operating like a modern house: lighting is grouped into scenes, lamps are controlled with the room, and the garden is sensitively illuminated.

“From our initial design conversations through to installation and commissioning, the ADM team were knowledgeable, reliable and easy to work with. They understood exactly what we wanted and delivered a beautifully considered result.”

Sam W.

Homeowner, The Cotswolds

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