Semi-Detached House - Interior Remodel & Design

This post war semi detached property required a ground floor remodel of inherited poorly defined use of available spaces. The design needed to work for a young family - with practicality, a connection between interior spaces and the garden, alongside a DJ area plus storage as priorities.

After considered feasibility studies, the client opted for a semi-open-plan layout enabling good visual spatial flow throughout the connected spaces. A large aperture at worktop to ceiling height between the kitchen and living is central to the sociability, connectivity and natural light flow within the home, whilst defining a clear distinction between spaces and individual functions.

The relocation of the kitchen from the rear to the centre of the plan makes this a pivotal social space with a large peninsular breakfast island and the benefit of a direct link to an existing utility room at the front of the house. The lounge in turn is relocated from the centre to the rear of the plan, visually & physically connected to the garden by large sliding glazed doors, with the ability to open up in varying weather conditions, beneath a protective glass roofed pergola.

To enable good natural light and a sense of space and height within the layout, the existing lean to extension roof is replaced, rotated 90 degrees and installed with a large fixed roof light. A feature fully glazed apex wall with sliding doors, together with a similar set of sliding lounge doors bring the home's interior and exterior together. A focus was given to artificial ambient, mood and task lighting, bringing character to the various living zones of the interior after dark.

Design elements include: internal walls restructured; new roof with large fixed light over; bespoke aluminium window/door walls; integrated pergola and roof overhang profile; external horizontal timber cladding; vinyl library storage wall; repositionable turntable unit; fitted kitchen and breakfast island; bespoke appliance and storage wall - integral with the utility room entrance door; living, dining, utility and entrance hall redesign.
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