WHAT WAS THE BRIEF?
As a large family home, sat on a
generous secluded plot, the owners
of Simonswood were finding it
increasingly frustrating that their
property was struggling to gain
interest from potential buyers when
they decided to try and sell up and
move on. Having carried out a number
of cosmetic alterations and upgrades
internally, the overriding opinion of
would-be-buyers was that the property
lacked a striking first impression, or
wow-factor that a property of this
size would need. The main heart
of the house, the kitchen, was also
the least desirable space given the
dark and confined feeling created by
large structural elements – probably
a result of a series of independent
developments carried out over some
years.
The brief demanded a clever
approach to improving the external
appearance, bringing a more modern
and contemporary feel to the property,
and improve the main kitchen and
dining area within a budget that made
the investment commercially viable,
given the clients’ main plans for the
property.
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