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Acquired as two flats the owners needed an additional planning permission for a change of use back to a single dwelling. A complete external and internal renovation was undertaken and the two flats knitted back into one house.
At ground floor level the property was extended both outward into the garden and into a tight 1.5m side return. The split level between the main body of the house and the rear section made the linkage between front and back challenging. Rather than create, a physical link which would eat up too much precious space, a visual link was created by lifting the structural glazed rooflight and creating a 4m high glass lantern to the back of the existing house. A large screen, disguised as part of the wall, separates the front and back revealing a glazed balustrade when open.
The kitchen has a material palette of polished concrete flooring with stainless steel and oak worktops. Extensive remodeling of both front and rear gardens was undertaken including a large TV den garden studio.
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