Cedarwood

Located within a rural plot in Twyford, Hampshire. The design sensitively extended the house to keep the mass and form of the existing home, carefully reducing the impact on the surroundings and to deliver a contemporary. The design looks to address the current challenges of the home for the growing family, modestly extending the current space to allow the home to be successfully reconfigured and to reimagine the interior layout to be more suitable for 21st century family living. On the ground floor the scheme enhances the open plan living area with improved connectivity to the garden. Additional accommodation was created in the existing loft conversion, with dormers introduced to increase the usable space on the first floor. The dormer windows are uniquely designed, with the windows set at an angle to reduce any overlooking issues whilst maximising the views from the bedroom across the rural surroundings. Throughout the build a full review of the energy efficiency of the dwelling has been carried out, to enhance the existing. The existing wooden frame and foundations were reused to reduce unnecessary demolition and waste. The external cladding was replaced to upgraded thermal properties of the home, the old wooden cladding has been kept onsite to make storage sheds at a later date. All windows and doors were upgraded to enhance their performance, many of window openings pulled down to ground level to maximise the views over the garden, and increase the natural daylight drawn into the home. The roof was also replaced, with the roof line raised slightly to make the first floor more comfortable for the additional accommodation, the additional roof space also allows for enhancing the thermal properties.