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Lakeside House

An ambitious project to build a new family home in a street of near identical properties. To take an outwardly mundane looking house and create a ‘hygge’ house ( Danish clients ) which takes full advantage of its lakeside location.
Subtle changes allowed the house to be so much more than its predecessor; shallower roof pitch enabled higher ceilings, added basement accommodating gym and store. A double height open hall, sitting room opening into dining room opening into kitchen which has full height glass onto the garden and lake. The five bedrooms, three bathrooms and office occupy the first floor.
Matching brickwork maintains the street scene whilst white painted render adds a sharpness to the rear and contrast to the lakeside garden. An elliptical boat store and pontoon project over the water.


Surrey Style

New Build Seaside Home

Build on a cliff top site in a sleepy conservative village in East Sussex.
Brief: demolish existing tired dwelling / construct contemporary family house maximising the very sloping site and spectacular sea views. Passive house standards or as eco-friendly as possible.

The sloping site enabled three ground levels: road level for off-street parking and triple garage; front garden level, entrance, family floor and underground bike room built into the hill; back garden level, house accessed by a bridge, living floor, sea view balconies. Master bedroom suite perched on the top floor. A glazed triple height atrium allows the light to penetrate into the deep plan.

The biggest hurdle was planning permission which required many modifications over a two year period. Road closures and high winds added to the drama of construction.

SIP construction was employed allowing the house to be constructed ‘off-site’ whilst the considerable ground works were being undertaken. The pods were delivered to the site and craned into position. The external envelope was finished with high-performance render and a zinc roof.

Contract sum approx. £600k

Completed 2015



Seaside - M* House

Seaside Home

A 1960’s bungalow on a fantastic seafront location in Cornwall.
After obtaining planning permission for a two storey extension it was decided to demolish the existing structure and rebuild. A timber frame clad in rendered blockwork was the preferred approach to get a building back on site as soon as possible and to protect the frame from the elements. Being ‘new build’ it was also exempt from VAT.

The roof was only permitted to be raised by 750mm but we managed to achieve a second floor with two generous bedroom suites, both with all important sea views. The street elevation was kept understated with the drama being revealed once through the front door.

As a second home beach house, the layout is designed for holiday living.
Built during the economic depression of 2008/9 the build cost of £200k represented remarkable value for money.


Seaside - Rock Pipit

Interiors

It started off as a replacement window………………………….
After extending the house to create a guest suite the whole house was remodelled.
The Yorkstone path directs you to the door handle of the pivoting front door.
The route continues through the Hall to the Kitchen and garden beyond. Oak doors and Douglas Fir flooring providing a warmth to the ground floor complimenting the monochrome kitchen.
Dining Room and Sitting Room open off the Kitchen with direct access to the garden.
Frameless lantern light drops light on the dining table and provides sky views fringed with the sedum roof above
A Box Bay Window off the Family Room provides a private reading space. 
The stair spills out into the hall, the clean lines being continued with a glass balustrade. The simple modern theme is continued throughout the first floor.

Interiors - L* House

R* House

A modest project, replacing a window with a door..................however when working in stone on an old property there are challenges. Supporting the roof required additional steelwork and reinforcement of the walls; Bath Stone was sourced for the quoins and flat arch and, to match the existing woodwork, the oak was sand blasted to age the texture.

Family Home Extension

An infill between house and garage utilising an underused part of the back garden.
The concept was to not compete with the host house but to subtly hint at something behind the garden wall.

The extension had to accommodate a Family / Cinema Room opening onto the garden, guest suite and steam room. First floor addition and alterations were also included in the works. The exterior spaces created by cranking the long linear plan, Rear Terrace and Entrance Court add to the overall scheme.


A* House

Holiday Home Extension

An extension to a Cornish holiday home. The rear extension to the main house includes a Family Bathroom ( with a sea view from the bath ), ensuite Shower Room and Hall.

The side addition houses the Master Bedroom suite, a fifth bedroom, Utility, Shower and Study / Cinema Room.
Whilst cost constraints meant losing the zinc roof covering and hidden gutters the strategically placed windows remained to make the most of the unique site.

It is all about the view (and having enough bathrooms).

Contract sum approx. £350k

Completed 2018


Eastnor

'Old Meets New' Renovation

When working on an old building the challenges are many. Not just the fabric of the building, which often reveals itself as the work progresses, but also how to add 21st-century living and technical requirements to a dwelling from a bygone era?

The solution in this house was to retain as much of the old brickwork as possible ( rebuild if necessary ) and add a green oak framed barn to accommodate the Dining and Sitting area off the Kitchen. The glazed double height barn with brick inglenook fireplace made a dramatic contrast to the cosy low ceiling of the existing, remodelled Kitchen. 

The random position of windows and low door openings were retained in the new Bedroom and Bathroom layout at first-floor level.


P-M House

Seaside Ramsgate Beach Rescue

Studio Black

An infill space between the main house and the garage due to start construction April 2019.
Nearing completion......delayed by lockdown.
See Ditton Grange Glass Box - a further addition to the house



W* House

A simple ground floor reorganisation to make the housework. 

Whilst the footprint was large enough the spaces did not work. The kitchen was dark with no access to the garden and a large orangery was being used for nothing other than Christmas Dinner and ironing.

The scheme replaced the orangery with a new kitchen diner with full height sliding doors onto a stone terrace, outdoor seating and firepit. The former kitchen was transformed into a Family Room with large screen TV and box bay reading window.
The eaves window/rooflight adds drama to the space with shafts of sunlight and sky views.

Contract sum approx. £180K

Completed 2019


Surbiton Modern

A modest remodelling of a poorly used rear extension of a Victorian semi.
The garden facing space was formerly occupied by a Utility Room and Dining Room. Because of the difference in levels views of the garden from the existing Kitchen were blocked by the roof. 

By relocating the Utility Room all the extension footprint became liveable space. A zinc-clad glazed roof box provided clerestory glazing and sky views. This continued through ninety degrees down the face of the rear façade creating a box bay window onto the garden. The organic form of the roof is balanced by the folded edges of the grey and black zinc. 

The traditional replacement French doors serve as a contrast to the modern intervention.

Contract sum £70k


At the Planning stage......................APPROVED

A simple multi functional Garden Room; ply lined with zinc roof.
A link between House and Garage behind a stepped Garden Wall.

At the Planning stage......................

Tool Shed

Ditton Grange Glass Box

The existing bay off the kitchen did not work. The south facing glass roof combined with french doors only opening to 90 degrees caused overheating. The space felt enclosed even though it was fully glazed.
The new Glass Box has a zinc clad roof ( to match the Studio ), two side sliding pocket doors ( 3.2m high ) and two front sliding doors ( 3m wide x 3.2m high ).
It offers various opening options from minimal cross ventilation to full garden access.

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