Rear extension in Kingston now completed

Our project in Kingston for a rear extension has now been completed. Find more information and completion photos here…

Our project for a rear extension to a historic house in Kingston has been completed.

The client came to us in 2018 with a request to remove an existing unused conservatory with a solid rear extension that would supply a generous amount of daylight whilst being perfectly useable throughout the year.

The client, a retired couple, also requested Square One Architects to overlook the construction of the extension since they lived half of the year in the United States.

At the beginning of the project we tabled several options that used the same existing footprint as the original conservatory. Following the first few meetings it was decided to carry out a rear extension with a pitched roof that would be in keeping with the character of the existing historic property and the area in general.

The client also decided to use welsh slates for the roof that is a typical material in this type of houses.

Following planning we worked on the building control and tender package obtaining building control approval and several quotes for our clients’ consideration.

At the end of this stage the client chose a contractor that managed to build the project with a limited amount of supervision from our part, given the very detailed instructions included in our drawings that we provided at detailed design and pre-construction stage

The result is a beautiful rear extension that uses traditional materials welsh slates, reclaimed bricks and white windows with a contemporary spin.

Renovation of a historic house in Hampton under way

We recently visited the construction site of one of our projects which involves internal and external alterations and refurbishment of a 1920’s historic house of Townscape Merit in the heart of Hampton. The works will be completed soon, and more pictures will follow.

The client approached Square One Architects in 2017 to carry out several alterations to the house. The core of the project was a conversion of an existing basement to a habitable space that would be used as a third bedroom and a home gym. The plans also included a new bathroom with sauna and shower.

In order to access the basement level, we designed a new stair that would connect all the levels of the property. The new modern stair replaced the existing one that connected ground and first floor levels only.  These changes to the existing stair also involved remodeling the existing entrance lobby at ground floor level.

The project also included several other alterations including a new pedestrian access to the house, two new skylights at first floor level, the complete refurbishment of an existing green house and new lighting throughout the property.

In this instance Square One Architects agreed the initial plans with the clients, obtained all the necessary planning permissions, developed technical details and successfully applied for building control approval in order to convert the basement to a habitable space.

It was a very interesting project for a unique building. The original structure dated back from the 1920’s and had been used as a boatyard initially. The property was then converted to a recording studio. Rumor says that Pink Floyd rehearsed in this building, which is not impossible given its proximity to Fred Karno's Houseboat Astoria, a floating recording studio owned by David Gilmour.

We can’t wait to visit the finished project and to publish the final project pictures!

Our new project for a house extension in Byfleet & New Haw

A pretty dramatic before and after image of the front our recent project for a detached house in Byfleet and New Haw

The pictures above show the dramatic difference between the existing detached house in Byfleet and New Haw before and after the extension and refurbishment works.

When we first met the client in 2018, we found a property with lots of potential but very tired both externally and internally. The house needed a full refurbishment and several improvements were also necessary in order to maximize the use of internal spaces.

In the picture to the right our first-floor side extension can be seen to the left. The purpose of this extension was to add a new dressing area and en-suite bathroom with a window on the front of the house. Both the dressing room and en-suite have been designed to be directly connected to an existing bedroom that the clients decided to use as their master bedroom.

The project also included new rendering to the front, sides and rear of the property and the ground floor rear extension along with several internal alterations to create an open plan space at ground floor level.

It was a remarkably interesting project, with a proactive client who put a lot of stress on the importance of design.

We are incredibly happy with the result and final pictures of the standard property can be seen here.

When we went to site we also filmed a video showing the ground floor of the property. It can be visualized here.