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rchitect James Lockwood wanted more living space and was considering self- building when he noticed an elegant villa for sale. This Edwardian home overlooked a Grade II listed park in Grimsby and James realised it could be a better option. The house needed some TLC, but “it ticked every box,” says James. “You can see trees from every window, and I fell in love with it.” As is often the case, the period charms of the
home’s formal rooms, including high ceilings and cornicing, were absent at the back of the house. Here, a warren of small rooms clustered around a 1970s north-facing kitchen. Together, they made the home feel disconnected from its exquisite two/three-acre garden.
James, who owns Studio Lockwood, immediately saw the villa’s potential. His plan to knock those rooms into one open-plan area and add a small extension has created a spacious new kitchen, dining and living area, which transforms the home’s connection to the outside. Although the extension is relatively small, James also gave the rest of the house a “facelift” to tie it all together. James considered timber frame construction for the extension. However, due to the amount of steel needed for the large sliding windows, he considered it more economical to use blockwork, which is also load-bearing. The extension is faced in timber, and this became a signifi cant detail in the project. ames used the same black timber cladding to cover the existing pebble dash render on the fi rst fl oor
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“I’m a big fan of modernism, but I wanted it to feel warm and homely.”
above the sliding doors. The cladding pattern on the extension complements the home’s original decorative brick pattern. The pebble dash across the original building was cement-based and had started to peel off where water had been trapped behind over the years. o, at the fi rst-fl oor gable end, hacked off the pebble dash and rendered fully in a through-colour silicone render, to create a crisp white fi nish. This allows the black timber-clad box below to then really ‘pop’,” says James. The large sliding windows bring direct access to the garden and an ever-changing picture of nature.
“All windows and doors I eventually replaced in black aluminium double glazing except the front bay windows and front door, where the existing lead work and curved glazing were so characterful, they deserved retention,” says James.
Inside, “due to the interior coving, skirtings etc. I opted not to dry line to improve the insulation value as the loss of character was too great. I didn’t want to externally insulate, either, as this would have resulted in loss of the
CONTACTS/ SUPPLIERS
DESIGN Studio Lockwood
www.studiolockwood.co.uk
PAINT Valspar
www.valsparpaint.co.uk
Farrow & Ball
www.farrow-ball.com
Cuprinol
www.cuprinol.co.uk
TILES
Homebase
www.homebase.co.uk
CABINETRY
Samuel Neal Kitchens
www.samuelnealkitchens.co.uk
FLOORING Porcelanosa
www.porcelanosa.com
SANITARYWARE Victoria Plumbing
www.victoriaplumb.com
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