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Refurbishment & Restore
www.refurbandrestore.co.uk
Issue 16 2019
Our Team
Editor-in-Chief
Antony Holter
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Editorial Manager
Claire Morgan
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Case Studies
04-05 Pleated House
A folded roof form and charred
cypress cladding are the obvious
highlights of this extension to an
existing single storey weatherboard
in beachy Highett.
Sales Director
Lee Martin
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E: [email protected]
Sales Manager
Lee Ashdown
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E: [email protected]
06 Embracing the smart
home era
Environmental consciousness is no
longer just a thought process, it’s a
way of living.
07 Schöck Isokorb
Claimed to be the largest
Passivhaus development to date
in the UK and Camden Council’s
largest community investment
project, Agar Grove Estate, in North
West London, is undergoing a six-
phase major regeneration, due for
completion in 2025.
Business Manager
Josh Holmes
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Studio Designer
James Sayer
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08-09 Renovating empty properties
can strengthen communities
There are more than 600,000
empty properties across the
UK, which poses the inevitable
question of why these vacant
buildings are being overlooked in
favour of new build projects.
16-17 Andover Road
Winchester studio OB Architecture
has renovated a 1930s house in
Winchester adding a dramatic
glazed living, kitchen and dining
space.
Publishing Director
Martin Holmes
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Accounts
Sue Wallace
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Ramsgate Road, Sandwich,
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22-23 Neolith Sintered Stone
Neolith ® , a market leading brand
of Sintered Stone, was recently
specified for a very special project
as part of the latest UK primetime
TV series, ‘George Clarke’s Old
House, New Home’, broadcast on
Channel 4.
34-36 Temza
The 1930’s build terraced house
is located in Shepherd’s Bush, an
area of London that’s seeing a lot
of change and starting to establish
itself as a vibrant, youthful part of
the city
40-41 Island Cottage
Challenged by the new owners to
resolve the labyrinth of rooms and
corridors, and provide a calm and
protective series of spaces that
make links to the landscape of the
coast.
44-45 Surrey Cottage
The owners, Sally and Derek, had
the house built just over a year
ago after waiting 17 years for the
plot to become available. Located
on a private, on a no through
road, the house sits on the site
of a bungalow, with views over a
paddock and beyond.
48-49 5 things you need to know
before converting your loft
Loft conversions are ideal when
space is at a premium, but while
they’ll free up space in your home,
they can be financially draining.
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