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CONTACTS/ SUPPLIERS


ARCHITECTURAL


DESIGNERS Studio 8Fold www.studio8fold.com


MAIN CONTRACTOR


Geosky Construction 020 3289 4334


STRUCTURAL ENGINEER SSA Super Structure Associates Consulting Engineers www.superstructuresassociates.co.uk


APPROVED INSPECTOR


Stroma www.stroma.com


POLISHED CONCRETE Sobo www.bysobo.com


GLAZING


Maxlight www.maxlight.co.uk


ODC glass www.odcglass.co.uk


Kloeber www.kloeber.co.uk


Southern Windows www.southernwindows.co.uk


ELECTRICAL & LIGHTING Ensigna www.ensignaconstruction.co.uk


more expensive,” Lorin explains. “Other than that, Geosky did everything themselves.” Once work was underway, they faced no major delays, and in fact completed it in less time than the nine to 12 months they anticipated. They started in April 2019, and were finished by November; getting completed before Covid hit was, Saliha admits, “very lucky!” They lived elsewhere while the work was done, though we’re close enough to have weekly site meetings with the architects and builders and be on hand to make decisions whenever necessary. Work could have been completed sooner had they not faced a couple of delays with materials. Lorin says he found coordinating lead times with the overall programme one of the more stressful elements of the project. He gives an example of the glass for the rear extension, the arrival of which was delayed by a couple of weeks which he says threw the entire schedule off. They also faced problems with their kitchen, which came from a Danish company. Being keen cooks, they adjusted the design midway through the project to incorporate a bigger sink, but this meant waiting an extra month and even delaying their moving in date. It was “a huge headache,” Lorin says.


He adds that there was one other major disappointment, in terms of improving the home’s efficiency. They installed underfloor heating in the kitchen and bathrooms, new windows and better performing insulation.


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However, Lorin had hoped to add a heat pump and solar panels but found “planning isn’t very accommodating for that in London currently,” he says. The flat roof on the loft conversion would have been ideal for solar panels, but it would have meant submitting a separate planning application which would have been both costly and time consuming.


INTERIOR DESIGN & LAYOUT


When Lorin and Saliha bought the house it was two storeys with two good size bedrooms and a tiny third bedroom. The house now boasts four bedrooms – two on the first floor and two within the loft conversion – with what was the second bedroom converted to a large family bathroom. “It’s unusual to have such a large bathroom, but it’s really nice, we’ve got a freestanding tub, big walk-in shower, and giant sink we can bathe the baby in,” Lorin explains. “The design idea came from an Italian island called Alicudi,” explains Saliha. “Everything was made out of concrete, it was rustic and easy to use, no splashing from the sink...it’s my favourite room!” The ground floor is fully open plan, with the


living room at the front descending into the kitchen in the rear extension. They also added a toilet under the stairs, and a second bathroom within the loft conversion. A studio at the back of the garden provides Saliha with a space to paint, and storage space has been incorporated wherever possible throughout the house,


nov/dec 2021 BATHROOM APPLIANCES


Lusso Stone www.lussostone.com


KITCHEN Reform Copenhagen www.reformcph.com/en


KITCHEN APPLIANCES


Miele www.miele.co.uk


EXTERNAL DOORS Kloeber www.kloeber.co.uk


PAINT


Farrow & Ball www.farrow-ball.com


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