A two phase project for a four bedroom semi-detached family house :

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[i] ground floor remodelling

The original rear bathroom, kitchen and rear lounge were opened up and combined into one split-level family space for kitchen area and dining, with a sitting area at a lower level, opening out, west-facing, onto the garden.

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Structural steel has been left exposed internally, and insulated externally with zinc cladding. The original lean-to roof form has been demolished but echoed and mirrored to create a simple gable roof, half-glazed adjacent to the main house block to ensure maximum natural light to the kitchen/dining mezzanine.

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A high-level south-facing window into the kitchen looks into a side passage between properties but gives additional light to the inner kitchen/dining area.

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[ii] roof conversion into bedroom with en suite shower/wc

Maximum ceiling height within planning laws has been maintained, to the ridge, giving almost 3m headroom inside. The clients enjoy waking up with the sun so eschew any shading.

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The main structure is a steel cube, glazed on two-and-a-half elevations, and maintains the original hip roof profile to the front elevation by not encroaching beyond the ridge.

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The access stairs are in a single flight footprint to maximise room size. The front gable over the west-facing bay windows have been glazed exploiting the full floor available down to the eaves. At the rear sliding doors onto a balcony look out east across London to Canary Wharf, about 15 miles away.

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