Room with a view
[column grid=”2″ span=”1″] Room with a view Although this house is located in an enviable spot, right at the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour, the owners were missing a trick, as they were unable to see the sea. Apart from craving the elusive view over the harbour and out towards the Isle of Wight, the house […]
Remodelled 1960s townhouse
[column grid=”2″ span=”1″] Remodelled 1960s townhouse I helped the owner of this house transform a bland and characterless-looking 1960s house into a stunning home. The property is within a conservation area and, therefore, required careful attention when submitting the planning application. Originally, the property had a flat roof and I could see that there was […]
Contemporary coastal new-build
[column grid=”2″ span=”1″] Contemporary coastal new-build People find it hard to believe that this breath-taking contemporary home was once a nondescript, very dated bungalow. Thankfully, the owner could see that the property, in a sought-after location, just metres from the coast, had vast potential to be dramatically transformed. Keen to fulfil the brief of building […]
Listed Georgian Town House
[column grid=”2″ span=”1″] Listed Georgian townhouse This listed house required a creative and sensitive approach to give it a contemporary feel and more cohesive layout. In the past, the property had been two separate dwellings and the layout was far from ideal. The owners were very receptive to my suggestion of creating a sliding glass […]
New roof terraces
[column grid=”2″ span=”1″] New roof terraces This house faces the Camber Dock and Emirates Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth but, previously, other than a tiny rotten balcony, it made nothing of this opportunity. The owners realised they were not maximising the view and enlisted my help to come up with a workable solution. When I first […]
Victorian home extension
[column grid=”2″ span=”1″] Victorian home extension When I first visited this Victorian home, the lean-to extensions at the back of the house meant it was dark, cramped and a far cry from the open-plan space the owners were yearning for. I could see that by removing the extensions and rear wall, and then incorporating large […]
Garage conversion and update
[column grid=”2″ span=”1″] Garage conversion update I’ve had a long association with this little house, tucked into the yard of a Grade II listed building. The owners asked me to convert their garage into a house back in 1999. Then, in 2013, I was asked to design an extension and refurbish the property. Although compact, […]
Transformed Edwardian house
[column grid=”2″ span=”1″] Transformed Edwardian house When I first saw this home, the exterior was unattractive and the internal layout totally impractical. The house was originally two separate properties that needed blending seamlessly together to maximise the fabulous sea view at the front and the views overlooking mature trees at the rear. Having decided to […]