Long House
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Conversion and extension to a suburban home which maintains the uniformity of the streetscape
The shell of the original house has been retained and used to accommodate the main open-plan living areas within a single double-height volume.
All the other spaces are contained within a long single-storey extension that runs along the length of the site and skewers the original house to form a new porch at the front.
A long corridor with a continuous glass roof that terminates with a framed view of the garden runs the entire lenght of the building and provides access to the four bedrooms, study, bathroom and laundry.
Full-height flush-glazed windows and doors along the south elevation provide direct access onto the terrace from each of the bedrooms, and maintain the clean lines of the new wing, clearly distinguishing the extension from the existing building.
Data
- Begun: Jan 2011
- Completed: Nov 2011
- Floor area: 210m2
- Sector: House
- Total cost: £287,000
- Procurement: Traditional lump-sum contract (JCT Building Contract for a home owner/occupier)
- Address: Woodfield Drive, Winchester, SO22 5PU, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Dan Brill Architects
- Client: Mr and Mrs Robertson
- Landscape architect: Dan Brill Architects
- Project manager: Dan Brill Architects
- Structural engineer: Heyne Tillett Steel
- Quantity surveyor: Currie & Brown
Suppliers
- Glass Roof: Sunsquare
- Concrete flooring: Steyson Granolithic Contractors
- Wood burning stove: Stuv 16/68 Cube
- Glazing : Schuco International