Our client purchased a 1960’s bungalow as a means of acquiring a property in the perfect location close to family and friends. Although the location was right, the bungalow was dark, too small and made no connection with its generous rear garden. Thorough investigations led us to manipulate the roof form, extend to the rear and completely reconfigure the interior to produce a spacious, well-lit home that now has an integral relationship with the garden.

The larch clad angular forms of the lifted roof are revealed as you turn the corner into the close, giving the house an assured presence and identity. Once inside, the roof form is immediately evident in the first of a succession of surprising interconnected interior volumes. Upstairs, the lifted roof provides bedrooms and bathrooms, and throughout, large windows, skylights and a continuous clerestory flood the interior with light.

Status: Completed 2007

Client: Private

Cost: £300K