YARD ArchitectsA playful re-imagining of a Victorian terrace with a large rear extension.
The project started as a problem solving exercise – the owner of the house was very tall and he had never been able to have a shower in the pokey outrigger bathroom, there was simply not enough ceiling height. The lower ground floor kitchen also suffered from low ceilings and was dark and uninviting. There was very little connection to the garden, surrounded by trees, which felt like a lost opportunity. The whole house needed rethinking.
The solution we proposed was to extend into the generous garden at the rear and reconstruct the existing outrigger with an extra storey. We used the outrigger to relocate the staircase to the lower ground floor, moving it from the centre of the house into a double height space in the extension. This gave the house a very generous sense of height and space and allows light to flood into the kitchen and hall from high level windows. These provide glances of the surrounding tress as you descent to the dining room.
The extension allows the kitchen and dining room to push further into the garden, making the most of the views and light. A strip rooflight over the kitchen wall units brings light deep into the space and washes the kitchen with sunlight during the day. Behind the kitchen, where there was no access to natural light, we tucked a utility room and shower room, with a second sitting room at the front of the house. The extension has a green sedum roof to ensure it feels like part of the garden when seen from the upper floors of the house. We used a pale white and yellow brick to complement the colour of the London stock brickwork, but maintain a contemporary aesthetic. Oak windows and sliding door add a warmth to the extension and tie in with the materials we used internally.
Internally there is a palette of bold colours to define the living spaces, including an entirely yellow corridor the client has named ‘The Yolky Way’ leading from the kitchen to the front reception room, complete with hidden yellow doors. These are offset against more natural materials such as the oak batten cladding, which define the dining space and also line the back wall of the kitchen concealing the fridge door and larder units. A bespoke terrazzo counter unites the colours of the floor, oak cladding and cupboard doors and the tiled floor leads seamlessly to the outside patio, leading the eye back into the garden.
A new bathroom with a generous ceiling height was placed in the reconstructed outrigger, with triple aspect windows, including a picture window at the end of the bath framing views of the trees in the garden.
Upstairs we kept the traditional Victorian layout, refurbished the windows and shutters, reinstating cornice and ceiling roses to the principal rooms. At every point in the project the ergonomics of the house were considered, tall doors, very high kitchen worktops and always maximising ceiling heights, ensuring the house was more suited to its tall owner.
OakwrightsThis is an example of a farmhouse bathroom in Essex with light wood cabinets, wooden worktops, double sinks, exposed beams and flat-panel cabinets.
UserInspiration for a classic shower room bathroom in London with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, a built-in bath, a shower/bath combination, blue tiles, white tiles, an integrated sink, multi-coloured floors, a hinged door, blue worktops, a single sink, a built in vanity unit and a vaulted ceiling.
Haines Phillips ArchitectsThis project comprised alterations to a large loft area and the addition of a roof terrace, in order to open the loft to the spectacular high-level views to Alexandra Palace and create a spacious master bedroom suite.
The new bedroom suite includes a dressing room and en-suite shower room. Views are through full height bi-fold doors that give access to the roof terrace. The roof terrace has a glazed floor and balustrade to allow light to penetrate to the windows below.
Ashdale Projects LtdEnsuite in main house also refurbished
This is an example of a rural bathroom in Other with beaded cabinets, grey cabinets, a freestanding bath, grey walls, a vessel sink, grey floors, white worktops, a single sink, a freestanding vanity unit, wainscoting and a dado rail.
This is an example of a rural bathroom in Other with beaded cabinets, grey cabinets, a freestanding bath, grey walls, a vessel sink, grey floors, white worktops, a single sink, a freestanding vanity unit, wainscoting and a dado rail.
Anna Rickard InteriorsVerdigris wall tiles and floor tiles both from Mandarin Stone. Bespoke vanity unit made from recycled scaffold boards and live edge worktop. Basin from William and Holland, brassware from Lusso Stone.
Zoe Willis DesignMAKING A STATEMENT
Victorian terraced house in Southfields, London. With neutral tones throughout, the family bathroom and downstairs WC were designed to stand out. Vintage inspired suite and hardware butt heads with slick modern lighting and high impact marble effect porcelain tiles.
Polished brass hardware packs a punch against delicious blue and grey veined oversized tiles that encase the bath and shower area.Tom Dixon marble and glass feature lighting, illuminate the moody blue period panelled walls of this downstairs WC.
Hyperion TilesKeeping it compact, these Mono Hex tiles are small and sweet with a mosaic design that can add a luxe look to kitchens and bathrooms.
Photo of a medium sized classic family bathroom in Dorset with ceramic tiles, porcelain flooring and tiled worktops.
Photo of a medium sized classic family bathroom in Dorset with ceramic tiles, porcelain flooring and tiled worktops.
Imperfect InteriorsThe guest bathroom in our Blackheath Restoration project includes bespoke marble & mirrored wall cabinets, taps in a brushed nickel finish, herringbone mosaic tiles, a wall hung basin & concealed cistern
Grey Bathroom and Cloakroom Ideas and Designs
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