Follow a build in-progress on this detached house extension 20-06-23
When we initially bought the house, we were pleased with its size and location. We loved the large patio at the back which faces south-west and overlooks a golf course, so we see a lot of greenery and open sky. But it wasn’t long before we noticed how the wind rolled in across the green […]
Thoughts for the Weekend & this Week’s Links
Dr iPhone. I like to walk around barefoot. Given a chance, I’d always walk barefoot – but one has to act normal sometimes! This hot weather’s got me in no-shoe mode and thinking about last summer: A shoeless trek through Avignon in the scorching midday heat, looking for a phone repair shop with my son. […]
Thoughts for the Weekend & this Week’s Links
The First One. This morning I have been to the hospital for another (lost count!) x-ray on my wrist. I don’t have to go back, which is good news. It’s been a tough three months where just keeping going has been a major challenge. As someone who needs physical activity to deal with too much […]
Reconnecting a four storey townhouse with the garden (scroll down for video)
When is a loft not a loft?
I went to see a potential client last week to discuss a ground-floor extension. As often happens, in the course of our chat they asked about other things, in this case about using the loft space. The problem was, the ground floor of their house is very open plan so, without a layout change, building […]
Detached 1930s home extended and remodelled
The Pros and Cons of a Kitchen Island
The kitchen is the heart of any home. It’s where family and friends gather to cook, eat, and share stories. Many of the remodelling projects I design are based around kitchen extensions and opening up spaces to create open-plan kitchen/dining/living areas. and many homeowners want an island in the design. Kitchen islands can be a […]
Increase your space and flexibility by going open-plan
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been to see about a dozen different people to help them solve the same kind of problem. All the houses had a series of small-ish rooms that felt dark, disconnected from other parts of the house and have limited access to the garden. In essence, each homeowner had the […]
Underfoot Innovation: the Yin and Yang of Underfloor Heating
It feels like summer might have finally arrived, but memories of a long cold winter and being afraid to turn on the heating are still fresh. The British winter never gets any shorter, and with the cost of heating our homes these days, everyone’s looking for the right balance of comfort and affordability to keep […]
Bi-fold Doors: the pros and cons
Bi-fold doors have just about reached peak popularity here in the UK, largely the result of more people choosing an open-plan layout for their home and a more relaxed approach to entertaining. And having an open-plan kitchen/dining/living room seems to demand that the garden forms the final piece of the puzzle. So we want a […]
