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This private home in Headington, Oxford dates from the 1930s and was extended most recently in 2012.

The brief called for increased space, a new kitchen and rationalisation at ground floor; new bedrooms and a playroom at first floor, a new garden room, and new high-quality finishes throughout. This extensive programme demanded significant volumetric increase.

On entering the finished house, a main entrance sequence will lead from the new porch into the ground floor entrance hall, continuing up a new stair to the first floor, which will contain the additional bedrooms. At ground floor, the newly opened-up hallway will lead in sequence through a living space flanked by the kitchen and dining spaces, with light and views leading the visitor towards the garden and garden studio, reached past an external loggia and through full-height sliding doors.

The upper floors of the house offer views over gardens towards central Oxford, while privacy is maintained at ground floor through the carefully calibrated relationship between the protective loggia and glazed rear elevation.

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To cater for a growing family living and working in the heart of this region we are designing a new residential annex, with environmentally friendly features that reduce its impact on the environment. The building will be built using locally sourced materials, such as Cotswold stone, to minimise transportation costs and support the local economy.

To ensure energy efficiency, the annex will incorporate solar electricity generation, triple-glazed windows and insulation made from recycled materials. These elements help to reduce energy consumption and lower the ’embodied carbon’ footprint of the building.

Water conservation is achieved through rainwater harvesting systems, which collect water for use in irrigation and flushing toilets. Additionally, low-flow plumbing fixtures and water-efficient appliances reduce water consumption and minimise wastewater production.

To ensure a healthy indoor environment, the annex incorporates natural ventilation systems and non-toxic building materials, as well as super-insulation and heating via air-source heat pump. These features help to maintain good air quality and minimise exposure to harmful chemicals, while keeping the building cool in the summer and efficiently heating it in the winter.

The building is approximately 110 square metres in floor area and replaces a disused farm outbuilding.

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Nestled amongst the poplar trees and fields of the Cambridgeshire fens, this two-storey extension and refurbishment is bathed in light and constructed using a bespoke oak structure infilled with creamy Cambridgeshire brick and minimally-framed glazing.

The house lies within a conservation area, as a result of which tight planning conditions were imposed on the design. The ground floor of the house like many of its type suffered from a lack of daylight and cell-like layout. The solution created an open-plan kitchen dining area, benefitting from a fully glazed single storey extension linking the interior with the garden. A WC and utility room meanwhile were created to the side of the house where daylight is less plentiful.

On the first floor, a new bedroom and shower room are created over the kitchen, matching the existing house in style and material.

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The owners of this Edwardian house wanted to extend to the side of the building to create space and bring more light into the dark interior. The house had previously been extended to the rear, making the rear rooms internal and lacking windows or doors to connect them to the outside.

The solution maximised glazing while at the same time maintaining privacy and thermal insulation. To achieve this an extension was constructed using structural, frameless glazing to the roof and garden-facing wall, while the boundary walls were highly insulated and constructed from solid brick and blockwork. The result is a set of private spaces that are bathed in light, with views of the garden, sky and trees.

The interior of the house underwent extensive remodelling to update services, fit new joinery, open out the rooms and bring more light into the home.

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The House of Garnett is a project conceived of by celebrated Oxford artist and businesswoman Annie Sloan, to convert and extend one of Iffley Road’s unique Victorian villas. Brick-built over four storeys, the building exudes the ambition of its era and is complete with original stonework, joinery and metalwork. Its position geographically has evolved over the century since its construction; this area of Oxford although suburban when first built is now more characterised by the institutions that mark the start of the city’s centre.

Used as an office for many decades, layers of decoration and alteration will be stripped back to reveal the building’s original finishes and layout. At ground floor and basement level the building will be extended to provide generous living spaces with views to a garden reclaimed from car parking, while painting and photography studios are provided above.

Integral to the works will be the upgrading and improvement of the exterior facades and roof, while the garden will be overhauled, greatly improving the visual appearance of this somewhat neglected commercial property. Planted screens are proposed to provide privacy.

Due to the raised ground floor, connection between the external ground level and main living spaces of the ground floor is currently difficult and only possible via steep steps at the front of the house. The proposed extension moves the primary living spaces (kitchen, dining) to the basement level and connects them directly to the garden and ground floor via the new extension. This connection will allow the residents of this urban home to enjoy a natural setting and provides a valuable oasis of biodiversity on the edge of central Oxford.

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