We were approached by the new owner to review how best to adapt their home with a very detailed set of requirements.

Like all the houses on this development, this property is semi-detached two-storey, which adjoins its neighbour and therefore shares a common chimney stack. The overall style of the building is late Arts and Crafts (around 1910s – 1920s).

The roof is of typical red plain tiles with matching red ridge-tiles. These complement the red used in the brickwork to the lower half, and the quoining and string course below.

The upper part of the house is mostly painted pebble-dash punctuated by flush brick quoins. The lower half is mostly Flemish bonded brickwork with the exception being the lower section of the bow window, which to achieve such a radius, is formed exclusively using header courses. Further, the brickwork is penny rolled in a light white mortar, presumably lime to provide good contrast against the red.

The main features of the front elevation include the two-storey bow window with bracketed gable above, at first floor adjacent to which is a feature oriel window, and below is the entranceway. This is composed of a recessed arch with a double header course, this, along with a projecting creasing tile surround above holds aloft a panel of painted pebble-dash. This is a detail likely influenced directly by Edwin Lutyens Daneshill House, Hampshire of 1903.

The challenge was to develop a proposal that will sit comfortably with the original whilst being unique for the client. The design included three elements – side two storey extension, rear single storey extension, and a dormer loft conversion. The planning permission was granted in March 2022 and we have been working with the clients to take this forward to construction.

The project is currently on site and we will update you via our social media channels of any progress.