PROPERTY WITH STREETSCAPE VALUE
Glenn of Glenn Cavill Ltd Architectural
Design Studio was commissioned by the
homeowner in Teddington, Richmond Upon
Thames, London. The property is a detached
family home of an Arts And Crafts design
situated on Twickenham Road in Teddington
which is recognised as a property with a
streetscape value.
Due to current site levels the rear garden is
one level below the front entrance level of
the house which made that the rear level and
garden sat on the edge of a flood zone from
the River Thames. These existing conditions
and topography were major factors in the
design and methodology to obtain planning
approval. phone lines and sockets will be positioned
as high as practical and appropriate
material applied throughout the lower
ground floor to mitigate damage in the
event of flooding.
Measures such as subscribing to the
Environment Agency’s Flood Warning
service and ensure that this service is made
available to all occupants of the proposed
building. All utility services such as fuse
boxes, metres, main cables, gas pipes, The existing internal void space at lower
ground level was to be integrated into the
design alongside the extension to provide
a direct connection to the garden therefore
creating a practical and aesthetically
pleasing family home. At the same time,
we proposed to undertake some internal
remodelling and slightly extend to form an
overall better family home whilst enhancing
its Architectural merit.
The design project can be summarised as
follows: a lower ground floor extension to
create a living/entertaining space in the
existing void by dropping the floor slightly
and providing an internal connection to
the ground floor. At ground floor it was
proposed to extend at the rear and remove
two internal walls to create a kitchen/
living/dining room, inserting internal stairs,
providing natural light through roof lanterns
and large windows overlooking the garden
to link the lower ground floor and mature
landscaping with the house.
Aesthetically on the external of the house
existing render was removed and external
insulation and re-render applied to match
existing therefore increasing the energy
efficiency of the house.
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