The large aluminium bi-fold doors
instantly framing the view to the
garden and allowing the sunlight
to bounce around the space. This is
complimented by the use of a glazed
roof lantern placed above the kitchen
island as a feature and allowing natural
daylight. We wanted to create that feel
good factor; the same feeling you have
on the first day of holiday when you
open the balcony doors and the sun
light floods in. By night fall an ambient
mood can be set using the hidden LED
strip lighting to the perimeter of the
lantern and using the latest interactive
lighting system.
We wanted to avoid any dark spaces
in this bungalow and so we installed a
floor to ceiling glazed panel between
the open plan living space and the
newly formed corridor which borrowed
light from the adjacent room but gave
the impression that there wasn’t any
dark corridors or unused space. The
spaces were completed using a simple
colour palette and feature lighting and
furniture to finish the look.
Externally we decided to keep the
exterior simple using a mix of three
materials, a smooth crisp render with a
soft cedar cladding feature against the
strong stone cladding of the original
chimney which has found a new life
amongst the more contemporary look
of the bungalow. The property is truly
a magnificent space designed and
ready for modern living in the twenty
first century with a calming undertone
to just relax and enjoy the space.
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