RO-047_DULWICH
DULWICH_FRAMED VIEW(S)
RO-047_Ground Floor Kitchen-Dining Extension & Loft Bathroom
This generous and wide semi-detached property featured great open plan reception rooms and a nice spacious staircase and landings, however the kitchen to the rear at the side was quite small and the client wanted to change the conservatory feel of the previous smaller extension in which the dining table was positioned. There was need for a proper laundry and utility space at the ground floor.
The house features a big and very lovely garden with a very open space towards the houses at the rear. The reception rooms were to keep the direct link and view to patio and garden. Considering the allowed maximum extension depth under the then temporary larger-home-extension rules, the current kitchen was transformed into a utility and cloak room space and the kitchen and dining pushed out further. The need to screen off the neighbours to one side but to allow as much evening sun light to reach the patio produced the current shape and design. A glass corner allows the light to travel past and makes the roof float, it opens up the space to garden and patio alike. The gorgeous view to the garden is framed by the oak lined window seat, this view also organises the island and roof light positions. A chunky black framed sliding door sits within the frameless glass façade and allows the timber parquet floor to merge with the patio decking in summer. For the colder seasons and as a quick everyday access the oak lined timber door can be used.
A choice of natural and textured materials like the exposed brick wall and the oak of the parquet floor, the stave worktop and window seat lining is balanced with the accurate and plain elements of the neat, white kitchen run and the sharp glass elements.
A small second element to the project was a further bathroom which was needed for the existing bedroom in the loft. With some clever structural solutions this shower-room is ‘hanging’ above the staircase accessible and on the same level as the landing in front of the loft bedroom. A small Velux window and a choice of light and timber materials evoke a Scandinavian spa-type feel and avoid feeling cramped at all.
Photos: Roger Deckker