ABSTRACT
Most important of all is the relationship between old and new in terms of style and mass, and the consideration of detail, such as how junctions are designed. Designing for the historic environment inevitably introduces complications and requires all aspects of the existing building or buildings to be thoroughly understood and sympathetically analysed. The junction between the old and the new can present significant challenges. Getting these points of transition right is vital to the success of a project not only ergonomically and aesthetically, but in the treatment of the historic fabric of the original. The collapsed masonry and timbers had to be cleared from inside the ruin and the walls then had to be pieced back together and stabilised. The approach taken at Ditching Museum represents a collage of different styles, something altogether of today and avoiding what would have been an easy and poor pastiche of roof tiles and timber.
