First image of our new project for the rear extension of a semi-detached single family house in Twickenham!
The rendering above shows our initial proposal for our 2016 project of a rear extension to a terraced house in Twickenham. The property in question was semi-detached and featured a non-original, very narrow and poor-quality built rear extension that used to house the kitchen and did not take advantage of the full width of the plot.
The client’s wish was to form a new open plan kitchen and living area opening towards the rear garden with the kitchen in the middle of the extended house.
The position of the kitchen in relation to rear extension is an important element and it comes down to individual preference. In some cases extensions are wide enough to house both kitchen and dining or living area to the rear like in the case of our house extension in Teddington and many other examples on our project page, however in some cases the existing house is just too narrow and just one between kitchen and dining area can be housed a the rear.
Some families tend to use the kitchen as a very social space, in which case it may make sense to place it towards the rear with the best views of the garden, access to daylight and connection with the patio.
Some others see the kitchen as a less social space and prefer to place a dining area or living space at the rear. This is something worth thinking long and hard before taking a final decision.
In this case the client decided to place the kitchen in the central section of the property. In this configuration it is very important to design the kitchen as a feature and keep it very tidy since you will always move across the kitchen to go from the front of the house to the rear. This is one of the reasons why the client asked us to design the kitchen from scratch in order to ensure that the design quality was consistent throughout the whole ground floor of the property.
We have to give credit to the clients for their commitment to good design. We enjoyed the overall design process and were very pleased with the final result..
You can see the final images of this project here.