Writer's and Archivist's Home, Homerton, London
A side return extension was added to this typical mid-terraced Victorian house combined with an additional access from the street and improved access to the garden.
The client was happy with their house but felt that it had further potential and could become even more suitable for them with adding a site return and some internal alterations. They wanted to have the main living area in the basement with an improved connection into the garden to be able to use the upper reception rooms as home office and guest room. To realize this conversion a stair was implemented in the light well and the light well was done up with a planter and a platform for the bins at street level.
The kitchen, which was a separate room with a low ceiling in the outrigger and no access into the garden was integrated into an open-plan arrangement including the living and dining area. The suspended ceiling in the kitchen was removed and the new insulated basement floor was lowered over the full footprint to achieve more generous room height.
The project also included refurbishing the bathroom and amending the stairs which were dangerously steep for the two little children in the family. For practical reasons, a toilet was added at basement level under the stairs.
View from garden to rear of house with side return extension.
View from lounge area into dining area and kitchen.
View through from kitchen to bay window in light well
Kitchen with wide openable Velfac window and door to rear garden.
L shaped kitchen under glass roof of side return extension.
High kitchen units with fridge in line with toilet under the stairs.
Seating in rear garden in front of kitchen window.
Decorated front with refurbished front garden.
Refurbished bathroom.
Mix of materials and colours.
Basement excavated to bottom of foundations for lowering the floor.
Steel structure and brick cavity wall.
New connection with the garden.