By extending and reconfiguring the plan a sustainable, minimal and light filled family home was
created with open plan kitchen, dining and living areas that open directly to the outside via
frameless triple glazed windows and a large glazed sliding door. We inserted views through the
house from the front door to increase the sense of space and connection with the garden.
Industrial materials were exposed, utilised and celebrated such as black MDF for the kitchen,
concrete blocks for the exposed blockwork walls and power floated white concrete for the floor
which also helped to reduce construction costs. Externally, black paint unifies the new machine
made and existing hand made brickwork whilst internally a black painted efficient central core
conceals the study, family bathroom, WC, utility room, storage and services to maximise the
living areas.
The project uses Passive Input Ventilation and we included beyond Building
Regulation standards of insulation to the floors, walls and roof together with triple
glazing to improve thermal performance and reduce traffic noise. The concrete floor
with underfloor heating also acts as a thermal store which all help to create an energy
efficient home.