LOCATION: HAMPSHIRE
BRIEF:
· The family purchased a mock-Tudor cottage with the intention of extending and transforming it into a more functional family home.
· The central stair and disconnected front and rear halls were identified as the core spatial problem.
· Replace the conservatory, introduce open-plan kitchen / living room.
· Add a master bedroom suite to provide a 4th bedroom.
· Add new feature to the windowless front elevation
· Creating a strong connection to the south-facing garden and bring in more light.
HIGHLIGHTS:
· Create a light-filled and spacious central hallway where once where 2 dark ones.
· Clear visual connection from the front of the house through to the garden.
· Two-storey extension design to match the continue the original hipped roof with dormer.
· Additional front dormers and new render provide balance to the external appearance.
· Open-plan kitchen flows into a glazed garden room and onto the alfresco patio.
· Pyramidal roof lantern introducing daylight and accentuates the square form of the contemporary element.