The existing house was previously an HMO and had been chopped into three flats. Our design reorganises and restores the building, creating generous living spaces more in line with the original proportions. It also creates a series of comfortable bedrooms and radically upgrades the low-energy performance.

The house is located with lush gardens on the south side, but a busy street and railway lines on the north. The design reorganises the stair location and layouts so that the living spaces, even those at the front of the house, are connected through to the quieter garden facade. A side elevation to the front draws the house entrance forward and allows useful additional space at first floor.

The project includes a complete environmental upgrade with new windows and internally insulated walls, PV array, MVHR and Air Source Heat Pump. We achieved these changes in the sensitive context of a Westminster conservation area.

Our brief was to take the project up to planning and complete RIBA Stage 3. The client is a developer and built the project using their in-house team.