Walled Garden House
Private Residential
An L-shaped building envelope behind a high historic brick wall offered an opportunity for an interesting open plan living space with strong links to the garden in a house that was crying out for renovation.
The entirety of the existing roof was replaced with a mono-pitch black zinc roof settling below the wall with large roof lights dropping daylight into the deeper plan areas.. The internal spaces were rationalised to a more open-plan style for the living and kitchen areas. A key part of the concept was to reinforce the relationship between the house and its newly landscaped garden. High quality bespoke joinery gives a crafted character to the kitchen and bedroom fittings and wall linings.
Stainless steel rain chains take the water from the gutters and allow for a sleek and deep overhang of the new roof. The Japanese charred timber cladding adds a strong texture and ‘book-end’ the generous glazing.
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Completed: 2021
Location: Kent
Context: Walled garden in historic estate; AONBClient: Private
Structural Engineer: Paul Molineux
Contractor: A T Palmer
Joinery: Ingliss Hall
Landscape: Victoria Summers -
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