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26 NEWS REFURBISHMENT


Paul Cashin Architects refurbs key West Sussex cottage


Island Cottage, constructed in 1830 in a conservation area at the southern limit of Sidlesham Quay village in West Sussex, and highlighted by the local authority as a key local example of rural character, presented a challenge to Paul Cashin Architects in its refurbishment and extension.


The cottage is sited in a major flood risk area, “a precarious context which demanded a considered approach,” said the firm. The original building had been extended over many years, “mostly with insensitive and cumbersome additions.” The practice’s brief was “to restore the cottage and reconcile its history of extensions to the landscape of the nature


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reserve of Sidlesham and Pagham beyond.” The original house’s identity having been


lost, the architects’ “first move was to establish the lines of the original cottage and draw a single route through the house.” This is experienced as a simple door from the library at the formal end of the house, leading north to south straight towards the rear garden.


Reinstating the library and guest bedrooms and bathrooms enabled the original cottage to be distinguished from later additions. A flowing movement was created between downstairs rooms and views through and across the house were opened up, with each room “open on many sides.”


The roof is accessible, allowing for


informal gathering on a grass terrace gaining views far beyond the immediate gardens. The facades have been uplifted with larch cladding, new timber windows and a series of timber loggias set into the gardens.


The landscaping strategy alleviates flood risk by providing “a bung to the garden edge,” said the architects, while encouraging native species planting to take over the new timber structure directly connected to the house.


The client sourced much of the interior fixtures and finishes from salvage yards and online second hand boutiques, and the house is decorated with reclaimed materials, giving it a worn-in, ‘beachy’ feel.


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