New-Build House 2, Stewardstonebury, Waltham Abbey
Private Residential
When it comes to remodelling, extending or building a new home for you and your family, we aim to understand what you want to get out of the project and help guide you through the key decisions.
Renovating old homes brings challenges and opportunities, requiring thoughtful, quality-driven transformations rather than simplistic additions. Older houses suffer from poor insulation, lack of light, and outdated layouts, which no longer align with modern living needs, but in turn, this requires innovative and bespoke solutions.
Where properties are listed or in conservation areas, this adds an extra layer of complexity, but it also offers exciting opportunities to create architecture that enhances the historic value of the property whilst clearly having its own contemporary identity.
From a sustainability perspective, there are huge savings in “upfront carbon” (the embodied carbon emitted during construction) when retaining existing buildings rather than replacing them. However, we must thoughtfully retrofit homes to reduce ongoing carbon emissions while enhancing comfort through air quality, temperature and acoustic design measures.
Instead of merely adding space, we focus on reimagining existing spaces to create homes that are not only functional but also emotionally fulfilling. Quite often, the starting point of a project may be an extension, but ultimately, it is the remodelling of the whole property, of which the extension is a component. The process involves careful assessment, reusing and repurposing spaces, and addressing past design issues. Our approach balances logic with creativity, planning for current needs and future adaptability, whether for growing families or ageing occupants.
New-Build House 2, Stewardstonebury, Waltham Abbey
Private Residential
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Private Residential
New-Build House Highgate, London N6
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