A vivid blue splashback provides an accent of
colour that is picked up elsewhere in the room
with the coloured Eames chairs.
As the room faces north-west and is starved of
sunlight in the morning, we proposed two large
glazed roof lights above the dining table to bring
more daylight into the room.
We created a small study overlooking the snug
area, and a WC and utility room discretely
accessed from the kitchen through a hidden door
in the kitchen wall units.
The original dark, heavy staircase leading up to
the bedrooms was replaced with a new bespoke
oak stair with a timber slatted balustrade
allowing the light to filter through.
We chose to express the new extension as a
simple white rendered box with bronze anodised
framing to the glazing. The full height glass doors
rise all the way to the top of the extension and
culminate in a thin profile at the head allowing
as much light into the space as possible and
providing views of the tree tops in the garden.
A bespoke plywood sliding door was placed at
the end of the hallway, which could be opened
up to connect the new open plan family room to
the front of the house.
Beyond the hallway, the cramped arrangement
of the kitchen, dining room and utility room was
opened out and extended into the garden to
create a large kitchen/dining area with a raised
‘snug’ to the side, providing a light and spacious
room for the whole family to enjoy together.
Three panels of glazed sliding doors were
placed along the rear elevation to connect the
room with the garden, whilst two windows
were placed in the kitchen and snug area with
oversized cills to create small window seats.
Light grey matt finish kitchen units and a
composite worktop is set against an oak
parquet flooring to create a mid-century
modern look to the room.
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