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“When the sunken seat- ing area was ooded, just as we were about to move in. We couldn’t work it out at first.


distinction between old and new. There are no pastiches here.


Glazing was a significant part of the etension design, and it is all framed in powder-coated aluminium to match the black zinc cladding. In addition to the glass outrigger, there are large, glazed sliding doors connecting the kitchen to the garden, as well as a substantial roof light over the dining table. This drops light straight into the heart of the extension. Although Sally wanted to maximise light throughout, she was concerned so much glass may lead to overheating in the summer months. The solution to this was a solar coating on the glazing, which limits the heat from solar gain without reducing light levels. An additional level of shading comes from the integrated blinds Sally specified, and she is very happy with the results.


“Heat is not an issue, and I can get a lot of air


in through the sliding doors. It’s a very usable space all round,” Sally says. Glass also played a role in the renovation of the original parts of the house. Adding an extension to the rear of a property often means a new and windowless ‘middle’ room is created, often with little or no light. Rather than lose this space by opening out further, Sally and Tom divided the front and middle rooms with black, Crittall-style glazed doors. This clever approach not only maintains useful separate areas – essential in large families – but it allows for great sightlines and light to ow through the home. The timeless design of the steel-framed doors also complements the more traditional feel in the front and middle rooms. The apparently effortless merging of period features and


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The timeless design of the house’s steel- framed doors also complements the traditional feel


contemporary design in these areas of an Edwardian building shows that not only does true style never date, but that the best of differing periods often work beautifully with each other.


While this is one of the great successes of this


project, not all is as it seems. “Edwardian homes weren’t that decorative,” says Sally. one of the details is original, such as the cornicing and so on. We did save the fireplaces, though.


While the ooring in this original part of the house is a modern, grey-washed engineered wood, the etension oor is micro topped. This oin-free solution produces a oor that looks like the better-known polished concrete, in fact it is a cement that is modified with a polymer to be ultra-thin. It can be applied to all types of surfaces from concrete to timber, including vertical ones. “It goes up the wall to the side of the television,” says Sally. “I love the aesthetics, but if I was to do this again, I would use large concrete tiles, as it has cracked a bit.”


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