The Hoo
The Hoo is a Grade II* listed building set within 175 acres of Capability Brown-design estate land in Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire.
In 2017, Brooks Murray were commissioned to restore the main House and repurpose it for the twenty-first century. We worked closely with the private client to reinstate the orignal H-building plan, repurpose the once-agricultural outbuildings, restore estate paths and thoroughfares. This demanded a careful demolition of the 1940s wing, an extremely intricate weaving of contemporary services through the historic fabric of the building, and the installation of interwoven sustainable initiatives and rewilding across the estate.
We have delivered a number of projects:
- Reinstated the original H-plan footprint of the main House
- Repurposed the cowshed and associated outbuildings for twenty-first century uses
- Incorporated air source heat pumps, installed an array of solar panels and electric vehicle charging
- Restoration and conversion of the stable buildings to a design studio
- Reinstatement of the Pleasure Grounds and Walled Garden
- Rewilding of estate land
Landscape design by Julie Toll.
