Ty Cwrdd Bach

Ty Cwrdd Bach is a single-storey house featuring rubble stone walls and a green, irregularly pitched roof planted with sedum. The roof has a long shallow pitch at the rear and is finished with timber fascias. Notable are three large, sculptural, pyramid-like rubble stone stacks with lead flashings and lead rainwater goods.

The front of the house showcases the most substantial wall of the former chapel, which includes three original central window openings flanked by doorways on each side. These front windows have been modified with concrete lintels. The left gable wall curves into the rear and uses recycled stone found on-site. This aspect features seven windows of various sizes, shapes, and placements, including a simple rectangular light set low towards the front, two very small lights near the gable apex, and a trapezoidal window. Below this, an irregular pentagonal window with a concrete lintel begins a sequence of smaller lights that descend in height along the curve of the rear wall.

The roofline gently curves over a central rear door, which is accompanied by clerestory windows below. There are storage bins on either side of the rear door, one of which was added after 1974, both featuring green roofs planted with grass. The right gable wall has an obtuse angle and returns to the rear with a chamfered corner. This gable contains five lights, including trapezoidal windows under the eaves and two rectangular openings below, the larger of which has a concrete lintel. All windows are timber casements and double glazed. The original Dutch door from 1974 at the front right has been replaced.

Although not inspected, photographs from the architect’s publications reveal an exposed timber frame and hardwood floors. The windows are set in deep openings through thick walls, which are covered in rough plaster that has been worked by hand to create small shelves and niches. The building is generally single-storey but features stone steps between some rooms.