Victorian House Contemporary Twist
Orange Key Design Studios
6 years ago
Before: Our Client's Lovely Victorian Country House
After: Our Full-Height Glass Infill Design and Internal Re-model has flooded the new, spacious rooms with light, and given this magnificent house a contemporary twist.
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Comments (16)Hi Victoria, I don't have any plans to show you, but some construction photos of our side extension - I think we have the same layout as you, but in the mirror :)). We extended our kitchen 4 years ago, unfortunately I'm not able to tell you how much it cost as we'd had a complete house renovation and paid it all as a pack. However, the structural beams and glazing in the kitchen were billed separately; main beam was about £3000, the glass (including folding doors) was £15000. I remember we also asked for a quote for a roof with 3 or 4 skylights, builder said he'd do it for £9000 at the time (we live in Cardiff). We had the same problem, wanting to maximize the use of space and get as much natural light as possible. We decided NOT to have two access points to the kitchen, but close off the middle room double door and have an internal window instead. Our thinking was that, if we keep a door there, the space is lost, as it needs to be 'free of stuff' for access :)) especially because, as with your house, we have a loo in between and the back length of that loo can't be anything but a corridor (aka dead space). By closing it, we gained a fully usable middle room and a somewhat closed corner in the kitchen, ideal for bins, feeding the cats, dumping hoover/ bikes out the way, etc. I hope I make sense (I'm a bit tired and my English seams to fail me at such times... :)) You can even have it as a play corner... There are lots of examples on Houzz for side extensions, just search http://www.houzz.co.uk/ideabooks/query/side-extension and browse the results. I'd be happy to share my experience if you need more details, just let me know. Good luck!...See MoreVictorian House Extension
Comments (6)Thank you. We followed our client's brief to totally re-model the rear by adding the side extension, the glass rear extension to the kitchen, re-furbishing the outbuilding and adding a Mediterranean-style courtyard. The house retains it's traditional Victorian frontage....See MoreVictorian House Side Extension
Comments (2)Thank you! The client was so happy with the result that they are now contemplating using the en-suite garden room for Airbnb...See MoreA Contemporary Re-imagining of a Victorian London Terrace House
Comments (6)Looking great. Do you have photos of the house before the work began?...See More- PRO
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