The addition of a generous wrap around extension and some key internal alterations have transformed what was once a dark Victorian semi in Hampshire into a bright, well connected, spacious family home.

By flipping the staircase and moving the entrance hall to the centre of the plan a greater connectivity between the original house and the new extension is established, with the new open plan spaces creating a light and sociable focus to the home.

The new extension comprises a pitched side element on the site of an old garage, its hipped front echoing the roof of the main house; and a lower flat roofed rear element, which unites the extension with the floor heights of the house. A through coloured render and pre-finished weather board have been chosen to reduce future maintenance.