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Recovery (MVHR) system. This surprisingly spacious provision for services delights engineers, Sarah says.


The kitchen/dining/living area to the rear takes up the full width of the house, the back wall being a sliding eight metre-wide set of three oversized glazed doors. The design nominally breaks down this large space following the lines of the glass panels, dividing the area into a third each for the kitchen, the central dining area, and the lounge/living area – each being very generous spaces in themselves. Despite their size, the glass panels open relatively easily thanks to the AluK system used, which is the first installed triple-track variant by the manufacturer AluFoldDirect. Its thin frames maximise the view of the garden, still to be landscaped but already benefitting from a wall separating it from the park visually and acoustically. Solar control glass avoids overheating – essential as an alternative to brise soleil as the living space is south facing – and space has been left for blinds to be installed later.


The kitchen is divided from the dining/lounge area by a huge white Corian-topped island, which is Sarah’s pride and joy in this space. The top and sides are jointed, but appear as one solid piece of material thanks to meticulous finishing by the supplier; the island also houses a drinks cabinet.


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Sandwiched between the wall to the downstairs WC (which features Roman-style geometric black and white tiles), and the wall to the kitchen behind, is the simple enclosed staircase. Being somewhat hidden when you enter the house, it has the effect of revealing another glimpse of green from the cantilevered bay window on the landing above, which overlooks trees. It’s “like a tree house,” says Sarah, and brings extra light into what could have been a slightly murky space. She adds that this was “part of the original plan,” and one they stuck to. Further improving light to the first floor corridor are a couple of rooflights, which were easy to include thanks to having a flat roof above.


The stair is a standard solution, necessitated by the fact the builder put a steel here which couldn’t be easily moved, but it was a highly cost-effective result, coming in at only £340. It’s one key example of how the couple made big savings on some aspects that helped them spend money elsewhere.


There are three large bedrooms, all with ensuites. One for their grandsons over the office, with the same tall window, plus a side window overlooking the trees, where squirrels playing often provide great entertainment. The guest bedroom sits above the garage, with a large window which continues into the ensuite, but is frosted for privacy, This is also the case in


september/october 2019


HIGH POINT


“The glass coming in, it was a nice sunny day, although it was hard work. We had a lot of goodwill from everybody, Paul from CPS Lifts with the robot machine came for the whole day and didn’t charge us for it.” – Andy Ball


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