can move easily between the sheltered courtyard part of the garden and the kitchen or new living room. “The garden is now like having a new outside
room,” says Michael. The project has also prompted the family to rethink how they live, with the television relegated to the small snug in the front of the bungalow. “No one ever goes in to watch it!” laughs Michael. “No TV was our best decision ever. Instead, we read, the children have the space to perform plays or play the piano and we can all be together.” The design has not only given their
growing children their own bedrooms, but they are constantly outside, with all life revolving around the newly created central spaces. “It’s been transformative for our family life,” says Michael.