CONTACTS/ SUPPLIERS


CONSTRUCTION Westcott Construction www.westcott.uk.com


EXTERNAL CLADDING Russwood www.russwood.co.uk


BALUSTRADING Fabtech Welding www.fabtech.co.uk


DOORS & WINDOWS Composite Windows UK www.compositewindows.uk


BESPOKE KITCHEN DESIGN Westcott Construction www.westcott.uk.com


CONCRETE WORKTOPS Concreations concreations.co.uk


KITCHEN CABINETS IKEA www.ikea.com/gb/en


wet underoor eating on te first oor wit a altfire  . kW woodurner in te  square metre living room. In the single storey part, the house retains the original U-shape of the bungalow. The porch, with a bay each containing a bedroom either side, is glazed with a slatted timber screen for privacy. It opens into the hall, with four bedrooms (the fourth is also used by Philip as a study, and two are ensuite), plus a family bathroom leading off. Up the staircase, which features a sleek handrail recessed in the wall, is a living room and open-plan kitchen/dining room which feature exposed beams to add interest and texture to te ceiling and a rooigt oer te dining table. This area opens through glass doors onto te alustraded firstoor terrace wic in turn eatures a reinorced glass panel to ood ligt into the hallway below. In total, the living space is now  s te ground oor is  s wit  s added on te first oor. “The garden was also a product of its time,” says Philip. “It had clearly been someone’s passion, but by the time of my purchase was clearly overgrown and would need to be reodelled to fit in wit te reodelling o te house.” To achieve this – and to keep outdoor areas low-maintenance – areas were laid to gravel with stone paths. After living in his previous home for a quarter of a century, Philip had grown quite unaccustomed to making major interior design decisions. However, he knew he wanted a simple, uncluttered and Scandinavian-inspired look for his new home, so took advice from Paul and Jeremy. Engineered American White


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s ooring trougout and te sot tones o birch – the kitchen units, IKEA’s METOD range in Light Ash, with a hardwearing melamine surface – and pewter work surfaces help to create a natural laid-back feel to this contemporary home surrounded by greenery on all sides. To minimise the effects of solar gain in warmer months a brise soleil was added over the large, south-facing windows and doors in the kitchen/ dining/living area. However, Philip says his blinds do a better job of keeping out strong sunlight and heat at the height of summer: “Architecturally, brise soleil is attractive, but from a practical view it’s limited. Once I’d put internal blinds into the kitchen/dining room it was much more effective. I’m very glad that I had a blind box built in as this has given me the option to have the blinds hung seamlessly. It’s much harder to add them afterwards.”


t  ilip wo lies alone is fit and active, enjoying not just sailing – he loves the fact that the journey “from house to boat” in Chichester is about 45 minutes – but also cycling and walking.


He admits that this project was always intended to become his “retirement” home, ut did e consider an utureproofing measures to ensure that he can still live alone as the years advance? “Not especially,” he admits. “One of my friends suggested to me in the design stage that I put a lift in. I declined that. I’m a reasonably positive kind of person, and hopefully have many years ahead of me mentally and physically able. I don’t think about such things really, but heaven forbid a stairlift!” Paul and his team prepared detailed plans for


BESPOKE BATHROOM DESIGN Westcott Construction www.westcott.uk.com


BATHROOM CABINETS Lusso Stone www.lussostone.com


BATHROOM BRASSWARE Flova


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BATHROOM STONE FLOORING


Marble Mosaics marble-mosaics.com


LIGHTING Astro www.astrolighting.com


WOODBURNER tfire www.saltfire.co.uk


FLOORING Wood Flooring Engineered woodooringengineered.co.uk


LANDSCAPING Quorn Stone www.stoneoor.co


PLANTS Architectural Plants www.architecturalplants.com


jul/aug 2024


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