Country Conversions

In an extract from his eponymous book on his interiors, we take a look around designer Pierre Yovanovitch's spectacular château in Fabrègues in the south of France

As the pandemic hit the architect John Pawson and his wife Catherine moved to their newly converted farm in the Cotswolds with their sons. Fifteen months later they are all still there, and a new book 'Home Farm Cooking' documents their first year in rural England

Architect Thomas Smith set about transforming a barn into a comfortable family home, guided by the Sri Lankan approach to nature and a deep respect of the building's history, character and materiality

Schooled in matters of taste by her mother, when Emma Burns, a decorator at Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, inherited the former stables that her parents had progressively converted as a weekend retreat, she put into practice the principles that now guide her professional work as a designer

Relocating to a house and farm buildings in rural Hampshire six years ago, the antique dealer and decorator Max Rollitt and his wife, movement therapist Jane Watson, have created a relaxed base for their family and their work. Max Rollitt will be giving an online talk with The Calico Club this Wednesday February 17 at 6pm on how to add character with antiques – get your ticket here

A 17th-century farmhouse in Hampshire presented ample creative opportunities for interior-design duo Robinson van Noort, who have blended its period elements with open-plan contemporary comfort in the two-storey barn attached to one side

A Stylish Cotswolds Barn Conversion with Modern Interiors. Combining modern design with natural materials has created a minimalist haven

Cape Town's Zeitz MOCAA (Museum of Contemporary African Art), designed by British architect Thomas Heatherwick, is the largest contemporary art museum in Africa and has been hailed as the country's answer to Tate Modern. We revisit our fascinating 2014 portrait of its founder, the businessman and entrepreneur Jochen Zeitz at Segera, his Kenyan home and eco-lodge.

Rather than move, the owners of this Kent barn conversion consulted the architect Thomas Croft, who remodelled and extended the space to give them the indoor-outdoor lifestyle they craved.