CONTACTS/ SUPPLIERS
ARCHITECT
Stuart Hall at Colony Architects 07990 515372 07779 25528
colonyarchitects.com
BUILD CONTRACTORS
SDA Build London 0208 191 7595
sdabuildlondon.co.uk
SALVAGE AND RECLAMATION
D.J. Giles, Brick & Tiles 01494 482396
djgiles.co.uk
LIGHTING PLANS
John Cullen Lighting 0207 371 9000
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TIMBER FRAME GARAGE Brookwood Barn Company 02380 643667
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WINDOWS
The Sash Window Workshop 01344 868668
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KITCHEN
the renovation of a property in London, but this was her first project with Stuart: “I originally looked at two architects but went with the younger, open-minded ‘can do’ attitude of Stuart.” She says working with him and SDA was “a winning combination.”
REMODELLING
Their task involved the complete remodelling of the existing vicarage, the adjoining school- house and the guest house outbuilding. The main house now has a sitting room, dining room, TV room, kitchen and breakfast
room, wine cellar, boot room, and laundry room. Sammy says that it required skill, patience and research to seamlessly match up the ‘school’ part of the property with the principal house, as there were discrepancies in the level of finish between the two. To aid this, he managed to source some photographs of cottages built by the same original builder of the vicarage, which helped him to establish key design details, such as the shape and style of the chimney pots – a detail he is especially proud of. Outside in the 1.7 acres of garden, there is a heated swimming pool, also freshly renovated by Sammy and his team; the Swanns generously allowed the builders to use the pool when they had finished work for the day. “They also provided space on the top floor of the house with a television and PlayStation for the lads, some of whom stayed in the house for the
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project as Melinda and Chris were away,” says Sammy. “The younger ones loved it in Henley- on-Thames, and enjoyed going around the countryside on their motorbikes.” Contrary to the usual renovation advice of starting at the top of a house by securing the roof and working downwards, the builders started first in the coach house, then moved on to digging out the basement. “It was more of a ‘bottom-up’ approach,” says Melinda. “But this was only possible because there was no one living on the property, besides the builders.” Melinda was keen to ensure everyone felt at ease and involved, especially because of the scale of the work involved. “It was a huge, huge project,” she says. “The house was so higgledy- piggledy with twists and turns everywhere and it was cold and draughty, just like a church hall really. None of the buildings had been touched for some time and there was a mish-mash of copper pipes everywhere and there were twin staircases – the vicars’ and the maids’.”
STRUCTURAL SOLUTIONS There were two major structural challenges: removing the two individual staircases to be replaced by one central sweeping spiral staircase, which shows off stunning leaded glass windows and allows more light into the entrance hall, and joining the old school with the vicarage. The two were originally connected by means of a “tight little corridor” says Melinda, which was removed and replaced with boxed
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CABINETRY/WARDROBES
River Woodwork 020 7731 0630
riverwoodwork.com
RENEWABLE ENERGY
CONSULTANTS Xpert Energy 0118 930 3600
xpertenergy.co.uk
GARDEN LANDSCAPING
Creative Landscapes 0118 934 1500
creative-landscape.co.uk
WOODEN FLOORING
Upton Wooden Flooring 01491 628765
uptonwood.com
TILES
Mandarin Stone 01600 715444
mandarinstone.com
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