Keep the kitchen you want to keep, and add a light-filled lounge on the garden—with a compact utility and bathroom alongside.
A personal walkthrough of the ideas, the changes to each floor and how the spaces work together.
An archive design showing another way to extend: retain the familiar kitchen and dining arrangement, and create a separate place to sit by the garden.
Before The kitchen sits beside the dining room, with the front living room beyond. An irregular lean-to and narrow shower room occupy the rear.
After Keep the existing kitchen, dining room and front living room. The retained dining-room doorway and flanking glazing connect to a new garden lounge.
After Replace the lean-to with a regular rear extension. A rectangular rooflight brings daylight into the middle, while French doors connect the lounge to the garden. A sofa and armchair make this a separate retreat.
After A compact utility holds the washing machine and tumble dryer. Beside it, a bathroom with bath, basin and WC replaces the narrow shower room; a sliding door saves swing space.
Scope The three bedrooms upstairs are unchanged. This study is reconstructed from an archive drawing set, with illustrative furnishings and finishes. The separate garage/gym has been omitted to focus on the house.
Select a plan to enlarge it. Plans and views illustrate the design; dimensions are approximate.
Rotate the house, reveal each floor or compare the two layouts side by side.
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A personal recorded response to your plans and questions, with ideas you can watch in your own time.
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