We have recently visited one of our projects in Twickenham which includes a rear brick extension to a 1930 house. The extension allowed to have a new bright and spacious Living/Kitchen/Dining open space. More pictures to follow soon!
The client, a family of four with two small children, approached for this project in 2016.
The original property was a typical 1930’s semi-detached house in Twickenham featuring a non-original extension and conservatory at the back. The extension was used as a utility room.
We always stress the importance of making good use of the rear of the property since this is the prime space of the house in terms of views to the rear garden, access to daylight and privacy. Using the rear of the property for a utility room (or in some cases a bathroom) is a missed opportunity to do something special, because a utility area doesn’t need necessarily a window.
The clients’ wish was to create an open plan area at the rear of the property by extending approximately 2.5 meters and replacing the existing conservatory and utility room that where in need of repair and where under used anyway.
The existing kitchen was moved to the new open plan area and part of the existing kitchen was then used as a utility space.
Daylight was ranking high in the clients’ wishes and we carried out our usual detailed analysis in order to foresee the exact amount of natural light intake throughout the year.
The project also featured a large window in correspondence of the kitchen sink, a set of large bi-folding doors and two skylights centered respectively with the window and the doors.
We obtained planning approval for this project in early 2017 and subsequently we sent the drawings to several contractors and requested quotes back.
Shortly after obtaining planning approval we also obtained building control approval and we issued a full set of drawings for construction purposes in May 2017.
This was an example of a project designed in a relatively short amount of time, but with great attention to details. The extension checked all the boxes in the clients’ brief, was delivered within their budget and the agreed time frame and the end result exceeded their expectations.