CASE STUDY SEEING THE LIGHT


all and aid ensen loe their dwardian home, so the found extra space for their rowin famil with a cleer rear extension


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ally and David bought their Edwardian mid- terrace home in 2018. The couple loved the property and its location in Greater London, but with two small boys, the house was beinnin to fill with all the clutter of famil life Rather than move, however, the couple decided to extend. “It’s a lovely house, but the side return was just dead space and became a dumping ground for the ids stuff, explains all


Even when they bought their home, Sally and aid new some form of buildin wor was liel, as the house alread had a tpical older, single-storey extension to the rear that wasn’t up to the demands of modern famil life he itchen stuc out, it was er old and had the original aluminium double glazing. It was functional, but there was no space to sit, sas


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Sally. The couple met their architects Ester Corti and Andrew itchell of ondonbased practice itchell and Corti, throuh friends who raed about them all and aid reall lied the practice, and how the focus on inexpensie, outoftheordinar desin solutions heir enthusiasm led them to commission ster for the desin of a new addition to their home all and ensens brief was for a side and rear


round oor extension to add famil space and turn the terraced house into a long-term home. The property had some interesting challenges, including being situated on a road which slopes downhill main one neihbour hiher than the other), as well as a change in levels between the front reception rooms and the rear arden all, who wanted lots of liht in the new extension, had her heart set on wide bifold


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