CONTACTS/ SUPPLIERS


MAIN CONTRACTORS Jordan & Somerfield Joinery www.instagram.com/ ordanandsomerfieldoinery


MVHR UNIT & WINDOWS Green Building Store www.greenbuildingstore.co.uk


CLADDING Russwood www.russwood.co.uk


BESPOKE HAND-MADE FITTED KITCHEN & FITTED BEDROOM Jordan & Somerfield Joinery www.instagram.com/ ordanandsomerfieldoinery


ROOFING Eternit www.eternit.co.uk


WOODFIBRE INSULATION & AIR-TIGHTNESS TAPES Back To Earth www.backtoearth.co.uk


contractor, mirrors the bedroom, creating a pleasing symmetry as Alison and Jonathan move through the different parts of their home. Kitchen appliances, such as the fridge and microwave, are mostly built in, as is the TV in the bedroom. This trick saves space as these items don’t protrude out into the room. Paul employed further clever design tricks to


prevent the internal space from feeling too box- like and focused on bringing in as much light as possible to elongate the sense of space out into the garden: “The height and the variation of the angled roof has been designed to give some distinction to the different areas within the open- plan living room. And all the windows make it feel open.” To add a sense of grandeur, the ceiling is higher over the dining area, but drops lower to create a cosier and more intimate feel to the living area, which even incorporates a corner office space. A large glazed sliding door allows easy access to the veranda, and a separate main door is also glazed. Polished stone-effect floor tiles reflect available light too. Jonathan did much research beforehand and


there were many features he wanted to include. “The internal timber cladding was important to us,” he says. “We have visited a place in Cyprus a number of times which inspired us, and we loved the open-plan living idea. It just seems simple and open. We had a good idea of what we wanted and it was brought together by Paul on our first meeting.” The couple were very clear that they wanted


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their new home to be one storey, not just to meet permitted development rights but because they wished “to keep things simple and practical for older age”.


Another idea that Jonathan and Alison really wanted was the veranda which runs along the front of the house. Held up by deceptively strong timber posts, it creates a covered external canopy over the full-length terrace, simply and effectively extending the living space, especially in warmer months. “It is also practical when the sun is strong, as it helps to shade the house, it’s a lovely area to sit and chill, and it looks good,” says Jonathan. “It was designed by Paul with a few tweaks from us.”


Jonathan and Alison say that they both contributed equally to the initial planning and ideas for their new home, but they trusted the experience of project architect Claire Taylor at HEMS, to professionally manage the project. “Jonathan is a very hands-on person,” says Claire, “But as he’s running the business he didn’t really get involved with anything practical. However, we did feel very invested in it. You’re living on site and seeing everything happening in front of you. So you see it all from the very first day to the very end. It was a good experience, but also makes it a little stressful; you’re very invested.”


The build was undertaken by main contractors


Jordan and Somerfield Joinery, a firm based in the nearby South Yorkshire town of Barnsley, which Paul had employed on his own home in


mar/apr 2023


STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING JAM Structures jamstructures.co.uk


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