Light house

This project uses some bold moves - reconfiguring the ground floor and moving the staircase, then adding two extensions - to open up this family home to more light, and it’s beautiful mature garden.

The front and rear extensions will be built using a highly insulated timber frame with wood fibre insulation. Super slim sliding doors enhance the visual and physical connection to the garden, while heat-treated ash cladding and decking add warmth and texture alongside crisp render. A cantilevered overhang provides shade, helping to reduce overheating and improve comfort.

A green roof with sedum modules softens the flat roofline, creating a lush outlook from the first-floor bedrooms and drawing the greenery right up to the house. Thoughtfully integrated planters act as architectural features, framing views and bringing layered planting into the design.

Due to start on site in February 2025