The brief was quite simple: transform this lovely but fatigued victorian house into a modern and slick family home.The overall plan was to refurbish and remodel, making larger rooms where possible and providing more generous spaces


        As in most Victorian semis, the key was to reorganise the ground floor, particularly the rear which was made of small utility rooms, with a difficult relationship to the garden.




       
        For this purpose, the original rear addition was extended by two volumes one to the rearand one to the side creating both an openplan kitchen / dinning as well as pockets tobe cosy. This room has a lot of glassing tobring in a maximum of light and connectionwith the garden. The front and middle roomsare connected to the new open kitchen but re-tain their traditional features. 




        The open plan kitchen / dining uses a simplematerial palette: red cedar timber expressedstructure and furniture to match, concrete.





Structural engineer: Foster Structures
Contractor: Patriot DB Services
Building Control: Dagenham & Redbridge