Our client wanted to develop their whole property to include a new loft conversion and a ground floor open plan kitchen as well as reconfiguring their floor plan.

Brief

This lovely house needed an expansion to include much needed extra space for the clients. The extension to the rear of the property was to include a generous open plan kitchen and living space, as well as allow as much natural light into the hallway as possible. We also needed to add spaces into the floor plan for storage, utilities, and a boot room. Our clients wanted to explore the possibility of a loft conversion also, so we looked into a few options of how this could be incorporated.

The exterior finishes needed an upgrade with a suitable texture, colour and to require little maintenance. This finish, as well as a freshening the front porch to match the exterior facade elements, gives the entrance a deserved revitalisation!

Concept

Our design was to create cosy spaces for reading and watching TV as well as light open spaces for dining and gathering. We designed a gorgeous boxed window seat that frames a relaxing seating space for afternoon reading. Along with this boxed window seat we have new composite framed large sliding doors and 2 roof lights that wash the space in natural light.

With the Generous utility space behind the kitchen the muddy pooch can be washed and dried before entering into their lovely new extension. We also designed a very spacious loft conversion which we got planning for! This design is sitting in our clients back pocket for when they want to undergo the works in phase 2 of their build.

Ground Floor Plan

Challenges

This house was originally incredibly traditional inside. It was a design challenge to modernise the interior while still keeping the style in cohesion with the rest of the house. Structurally this meant we needed to add some cranked beams into the roof and some long steel beams into the kitchen to support the new extension.