Mark gathered together a team of local contractors who had a reputation for high standards of workmanship
also wanted to use reclaimed stone for the walls and Welsh slate on the roof. As a result, permission was granted for Mark
to build a wrap-around house alongside a new square-build garden room that was outside the original building’s footprint. “A key feature of the house was always
going to be the light,” says Mark. “Although the property faces north, I didn’t see this as a big issue because it’s so easy to bring light in from above and disperse it into secondary spaces.” Mark put his designs out to tender and
gathered together a team of local contractors who had a reputation for high standards of workmanship. “I like to work with people who share my passion for quality,” says Mark. The first task was to clear the site and they
then began to dismantle the old roof ready for rebuilding with new trusses and second hand
Welsh slate, which would be in keeping with neighbouring properties. New external walls were built around the original brick walls using reclaimed stone, and the cavity between old and new was filled with Kingspan insulation. The original brick wall therefore became
the internal wall, which was eventually plaster- boarded, skimmed and painted. Foundations for the new building were laid
and the walls built in the same reclaimed stone with a pitched, Welsh blue slate roof housing large rooflights. The two buildings are linked by a new glazed section that forms the sitting room, with sliding doors leading onto a pergola.
FREE FLOWING SPACES DEFINE THE GROUND FLOOR WHILE INDUSTRIAL STYLE COLUMNS IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT LIVING SPACES
THIS NEW BUILD EXTENSION IS NORTH FACING BUT DRAWS MASSES OF LIGHT THROUGH THE ROOF AND LARGE WINDOWS
THE BUILDING IS LONG AND THIN BUT MARK HAS LINKED THE OLD PART WITH THE NEW EXTENSION WITH A GLAZED CORRIDOR
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