The Arts and Crafts house, built in 1905 but unsympathetically renovated during the 1960s, is the second house we have worked on for this client. While Collins and Turner designed a contemporary addition, our job was to renovate and furnish the original house.
Some aspects of the job
• There was an archaeological aspect to our work, as we stripped back 1960s additions to reveal original details. For instance, ceilings had been lowered – underneath, we found beams and shiplap timber which we used as part of the language of the renovations.
• We added another floor within the very complicated roof space, and designed a replica staircase to access it.
• We amalgamated a warren of small rooms to form a contemporary kitchen and breakfast room, reusing joinery from the original butler’s pantry. As much as possible, we maintained original elements.
