Sidmonton
The existing property was a Georgian style house built in the late 19th Century which in recent years had been poorly transformed into a nursing home. The project brief was to restore the house to its former use as a dwelling which involved a significant building fabric & energy upgrade, the demolition of a long single storey to the rear and the addition of a contemporary rear extension housing a new kitchen and dining area.
Though not a protected structure, original features like cornicing & joinery were protected, maintained and highlighted where possible. The single storey extension has high angled ceilings which spring from a pinch point at the junction to the existing house and open out towards the garden, with angled glazing that addresses two courtyards formed between the new and old building. New joinery elements complement the existing house with bespoke contemporary joinery in the kitchen. The new extension has a refined material palette of white render and timber fins and a sedum roof which is visible from the half landing’s arched window.
