The Restoration Process (2017-2018)
A full restoration of the castle was undertaken over an 18 month period between Jan 2017 and Jun 2018, transforming the building into a wonderfully comfortable modern day home.
Restoration by architect Jaime Fernández
Once the land had been cleared, the design approved and Planning Consent granted, works could begin. The restoration was completed using traditional and rigorous restoration techniques but also innovative solutions. Pivotal to this was the use of 3D Laser Scan Technology, which reduced the time and cost involved in producing bespoke joinery parts, staircases and stonecraft with milimetrical precision. The technology even enabled the asymmetrical helicoidal staircase to be CNC cut, assembled in a workshop and installed all within the void of a turret. Windows and doors were measured and designed on a computer, and he scan also enabled the building of timber arch formers from plotter printed paper templates.
The restoration was awarded a prestigious Design Award from the Aylesbury Vale District Council, in recognition of its outstanding contribution to the design quality of the built environment in the district.
Want to know more? Please contact the architect Jaime Fernández directly here.
Architect Jaime Fernández
All credit for the wonderful restoration of Dinton Castle lies with the architect Jaime (Jimmy) Fernández, who oversaw the entire project from start to finish whilst owning the property between 2016-2021
Jimmy’s speciality is the creative and pragmatic reuse of traditional and historic buildings, offering specialist independent advice on sustainable conservation.
“The main focus for myself as an architect and lover of the unique is to respect, enhance and preserve the special historic and aesthetic character of Historic Buildings while ensuring the practicality for those who will eventually inhabit them”
If would like to know more about the restoration process at Dinton Castle, or if you would like Jimmy to help you with a similar restoration project of your own, please contact him via the link below