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Two-bedroom bungalow
A garage-side entrance, open kitchen and direct garden doors retain the character of a timber-clad bungalow.
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Three-bedroom detached house
A new side entrance frees the living room from through traffic and connects a generous kitchen and dining space.
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Four-bedroom semi-detached house
A rear extension, snug and playroom, with laundry moved into a separate utility.
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Four-bedroom house with an indoor pool
Connect a new kitchen, dining and family room to the indoor pool, with a separate utility reached beneath the stairs.
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Four-bedroom chalet bungalow
Replace the kitchen and conservatory with a connected rear extension, compact utility and direct hall route.
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Two-bedroom cottage
Move the porch and reverse the stair to separate living from circulation, with a shared bathroom upstairs.
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Four-bedroom detached house
Convert the garage into a separate study and utility, with independent hall access and a matching front window.
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Three-bedroom semi-detached house
A wider kitchen in part of the garage, a larger dining room and separate utility, with the garden living room and fireplace retained.
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Four-bedroom detached house
An open garden-facing kitchen and family room, separate playroom and study, and a utility and pantry carved from the garage.
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Two-bedroom terraced house
A garden-facing kitchen and dining extension with a new dormer bedroom and shower room above.
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Three-bedroom terraced house
Keep the kitchen in place and add a separate garden lounge with a rooflight, utility and bathroom.
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Four-bedroom detached house
Bring kitchen, dining and TV seating together at the rear, with a pantry, laundry and guest shower room.
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Three-bedroom bungalow
Restore the front entrance, add a side kitchen/diner and combine the old kitchen and lounge into a garden-facing living room.
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Four-bedroom detached house
Combine the kitchen and dining room, add a garden dining extension, and build a bedroom suite above the garage.
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Four-bedroom semi-detached house
A self-contained side annexe follows a tapered boundary, with its own entrance and garden-facing living space.
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Three-bedroom semi-detached house
A two-storey side extension adds a kitchen and dining room below a new bedroom suite, keeping the existing lounge.
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Three-bedroom detached house
Swap the kitchen and living room, add a small utility and WC extension, and reinstate the garage.
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Four-bedroom detached house
An enlarged kitchen and relocated utility and WC: exploring better circulation and the trade-offs in a character house.
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Three-bedroom detached house
A larger garden-facing kitchen, playroom and study, with a central utility and the front garage retained for storage.
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Three-bedroom detached house
Replace a conservatory and reorganise the rear for a garden-facing kitchen, larger utility and two separate sitting rooms.
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Two-bedroom terraced house
Create a full-width kitchen and family room, with a combined utility and bathroom behind a separate front reception.
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Three-bedroom townhouse
Move everyday living to the garden level and turn the former kitchen into a fourth bedroom.
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Three-bedroom terraced house
Connect the bay-fronted living room to a sociable kitchen and dining room, with utility space and a WC in the rear wing.
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Four-bedroom semi-detached house
A garden-facing family extension with three pairs of French doors, a fitted kitchen and separate utility.
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Four-bedroom semi-detached house
A connected kitchen and family room, with a separate lounge, utility, pantry and a new en-suite upstairs.
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Three-bedroom Victorian terraced house
A garden-facing kitchen and dining room, with a bathroom, utility and storage at the centre of the house.
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Detached house open plan ground floor
Connect cooking, dining and sitting spaces while keeping bedrooms and practical rooms close by.
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Three-bedroom, two-storey detached house
Connect the kitchen and dining room, create two places to work and give each child a room of their own.
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Two-bedroom terraced house
A side-return extension brings everyday living together, with a flexible front room and a bedroom suite upstairs.
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Three-storey townhouse
Bring family life down to the garden, with a main bedroom suite and a separate snug above.
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