Corner Cottage
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Reconfiguration and refurbishment of 100-year-old house on the Kent coast
The client, a ‘leading British figure in fine jewellery’ had set a brief to refurbish and reorganise their existing home and replace the former undefined entrance.
The completed extension uses sculptural forms wrapping from the dwelling's rear to the its side, providing a new one-and-a-half height entrance and first floor bedroom with panoramic views to the English Channel.
The home centres on a double-height gallery/living room, leading to separate dining and kitchen/garden rooms; creating a free flowing plan. The bespoke kitchen includes fossils embedded into work surfaces.
Data
- Begun: Feb 2009
- Completed: Dec 2009
- Floor area: 176m2
- Sector: House
- Total cost: £240,000
- Address: Corner Cottage, Granville Road, St Margaret's Bay, Dover, CT15 6DT, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Guy Hollaway Architects
- Client: Private
- Structural engineer: A J Locke Consulting Engineers Ltd
- Quantity surveyor: Clffords Rickards Associates Ltd
- Main contractor: Contech UK Ltd
- Selected subcontractor and suppliers: Prima Systems
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