OB Architecture
Paddock House was formerly a charming
New Forest house whose character
had been consumed by a series of
unsympathetic modern extensions. It had
been left unloved for a number of years
and had fallen into a rather tired state; and
its poor condition was sadly highlighted
by the beautiful paddock setting which
surrounded the house.
When our clients approached us in 2014
they tasked us with sensitively extending
and refurbishing the house to create
a light-filled modern family home that
engaged more with its wonderful setting.
We set about developing a vision that
would re-instate the original character of
the house whilst opening it out to the lovely
views over the paddock. We started by
stripping off the incongruous extensions to
the front of the house and replacing them
with a 2 storey glazed section set between
two white rendered gables.
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To the rear of the house we removed the
heavy masonry walls overlooking the
paddock and replaced them with a glazed
extension open on three sides of the house
to give all round views of the lovely setting.
The structure of the new extension
extends out beyond the glazing in the
form of a pergola structure; the gesture
seeks to connect the internal spaces
with the terrace and the fire pit, creating
a protective external space from which to
enjoy the forest.
Internally the spaces were completely
gutted and reorganised to create more
generous open plan rooms.
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Photography: Martin Gardner, martingardner.com