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Homing in on renovation excellence


Mike Gazzard Hon FRIBA


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St Martha’s Priory, Surrey


Highly commended in the 2016 Sunday Times British Homes Awards, St Martha’s Priory is a detached grade 2 listed property set on the edge of a 14 acre site in the Surrey Hills. It sits in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and an Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV), and is known for its spectacular views.


The property comprises a detached thatched building, known as the Lodge, and ancillary buildings known as the Coach House, with garage and further accommodation above and below, which are separated by thatched cob walls. There is also an annexe and greenhouse to the west.


The proposal was to extend and restore this recently listed thatched lodge, coach house and garden walls, which had been derelict for more than a decade. Stedman Blower Architects’ design linked the existing buildings, so that they would work together as one. This had to happen in the area of the existing garden, and where possible sit behind/below the current garden walls to retain views across the site from


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the footpath. The only building that could be built outside the original footprint of the garden was the master bedroom suite, which had to be single storey for the same reason.


The original 366 square metre property has been extended by 182 square metres, including two sedum roofed pavilions housing the kitchen, a study and an additional bedroom and the thatched master bedroom suite, which bookends the project.


The three thatched buildings and two sedum roofed pavilions have been separated by four glass links, which create pause points and make a visible separation between the existing lodge, the coach house and the master bedroom suite. The lightweight pavilions and the glass links sit behind existing cob walls, so they are not visible in the principal north elevation, which helps to maintain the original character of the house when viewed from a historic footpath running along its boundary.


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