A private commission, with an extremely challenging budget, to transform an existing self contained bungalow into an extended living space, office, family bathroom and utility room that offers lateral living.
Creative use of cost efficient materials allowed us to upgrade the existing building fabric and quality of living space to create beautiful yet functional spaces that re-considers the ‘bungalow’ as an interesting building type. This was achieved by retaining and re-ordering the sleeping block and demolishing the rest of the poorly constructed building, then wrapping the front of this block with a large living/kitchen area. This design offers larger volumes and good natural light.
Both material and structure had to be economical in application and work to standard building modules. Black engineering brick was specified to contrast with the existing red brick of the rear retained block. The double skin of exposed block work allowed for recessed door openings and uninterrupted connections between the front and rear gardens.
The new structure tied into the old with the use of existing elements and a simple steel construction was used to achieve the 8m glazed window on the main elevation, which allowed for no columns and load bearing exposed block work.