Charton Road
The brief called for a new kitchen
and dining area, so that the house
has a greater connection into the re-
landscaped garden.
The existing spaces were re-planned
to flow seamlessly into a new sunspace
that opened directly into the garden.
The large glass sliding pivoting glass
door opens up half of the rear glazed
elevation, onto a decked area with a
reflective pool.
A utility room and WC are discretely
hidden behind a walnut-clad wall,
which also provides additional access
into the garden.
We designed the extension to take
advantage of the south facing
orientation. As the sun tracks around
the house from east to west, daylight
is captured through the clerestory
windows in the morning and evening,
and during the day the water feature
reflects dappled light onto the ceiling
of the sunspace. We also used a white
lye finish to the solid oak flooring to
bounce light deeper into the plan.
ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY
Due to the age of the house, the
heating and electrics for the house
were completely upgraded as part of
the works and the utility room houses
the new energy efficient boiler and HW
system.
In order to mitigate the effect of run-
off from the new roofs, rainwater is
harvested in a novel way.
The rainwater from all of the roofs
drains into a butt concealed behind the
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existing WC and utility room, which
then overflows into the water feature.
When the water feature is full, this has
an overflow channel into the soakaway
which is located under the decking.
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Images courtesy of:
Morely von Sternberg