CONTACTS/ SUPPLIERS
ARCHITECT Lynn Palmer Architects Ltd
www.lpalmerarchitects.com
MAIN CONTRACTOR/PROJECT MANAGEMENT TGC Building & Property Maintenance Ltd
tgcbuilders.co.uk
LIGHTING & ELECTRICS BES Electrical Ltd
beselectricalltd.co.uk
LANDSCAPING & FENCING Country Contracting
www.countycontracting.co.uk
KITCHEN
Red Kite Kitchens
www.redkitekitchens.co.uk
STEEL FRAME CONSTRUCTION Wise Steelwork
www.wisesteelwork.co.uk
GLAZING SQ Line
sqline.co.uk may/june 2022
more cost-effective and that we’d get a better property, but we’d disagreed up until this point,” admits Ashley. Starting again from scratch, the couple were now able to fully explore their design vision. Ashley explains: “We don’t have kids but have a pretty work-hard, play-hard lifestyle – we run our own company and we love a party. I’m also mad on cooking. So, we envisaged a modern, open-plan house with a great kitchen that would enable us to wine and dine but also with doors and windows that open up the house to make it a great space for outdoor events too – like barbecues.”
He continues: “We wanted something stylish but nothing so precious that you’re nervous about putting a cup of coffee down in case you stain something. We’d chosen the architects because we’d seen some of their work, liked their contemporary approach and because they came recommended. They worked with our brief and the mood boards we gave them, and they got it 95% right straight away.” Their plans received planning permission in
2016 and the chalet bungalow was eventually demolished in 2019, with Ashley and Alison moving into a caravan onsite. Everything looked ready for construction work to begin when there was another unexpected surprise. “The builder we were going to use came back to us with a price that was 96% over budget,” says Ashley. “So, we turned to a nearby (Princes Risborough) builder recommended by our architects, and while their price was still 10% over budget, we decided we could cover that with our contingency money. We finally put a spade in the ground in February 2020 with just 24 hours left on our planning permission!” Despite some difficulties finding materials because of Covid restrictions, construction work was completed 15 months later in 2021. The building features a steel frame, timber-clad and insulated walls, a concrete subfloor and first floor, and flat roof surfaces that are either covered by sedum or a waterproof Sika membrane.
As Ashley and Alison had hoped, the main downstairs space is open plan and bathed
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