Rutland Water House
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Complete interior transformation of a 1970s bungalow, re-orientating the house to give views across Rutland Water
The existing south-orientated cellular plan of the house remains intact. The retained garage and eastern gable to the bungalow now houses the entrance hall, introducing a promenade to the entrance.
The re-ordered plan allows spaces for living, cooking, and dining to flow seamlessly into one another.
South-facing rooflights allow light to penetrate deep into the dining room extension to the north, but also highlight the kitchen, which is at the core of the plan between the living and dining areas. A mild-steel boundary fence to the entrance was built and a screen roof with recycled roof tiles extends over the existing garage.
The ‘snug’ is visually separated from the principal space by a single-riser level change, and by a column. The living room has a full-height sliding screen which closes off the two openings to the entrance hall leading to the garden.
Data
- Completed: 1999
- Floor area: 95m2
- Sector: House
- Total cost: £140,000
- Procurement: NBS and JCT Minor Works
- Address: Rutland House, Ketton Road, Upper Hambleton, Rutland, LE15 8TH, United Kingdom
Professional Team
- Architect: Marsh:Grochowski Architects
- Project architect: Julian Marsh
- Client: Jennie Page & Jeremy Orme
- Structural engineer: Price and Myers
- Quantity surveyor: WT Partnership
- Services engineer: P Waller
- Landscape consultant: P&O Landscape Designs
- Sculptor: Simon Stringer
- Main contractor: P Waller
Suppliers
- Copperwork: Norman & Underwood
- Electrical: Brytec
- Lime render: Telling Lime Products
- Steel Fabricator: Duffield Engineering
- Ironmongery: Allgoods
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