More space without extending!

A kitchen refit, with a vertical twist.

Why is this special?

Extending the kitchen down, not out, to unite kitchen, family space and garden.

The Challenge

This lovely Edwardian house in a sought after Putney conservation area had plenty of space, but Its split level plan had been built for a very different way of life from today’s. A narrow, rarely used TV room was only room with access to a fine garden. The kitchen sat half a level up in what was probably the original sitting room, with a fine bay window looking over that garden, but no access.

Our Solution

Thinking 3D revealed a deep and draughty void below the kitchen floor. Lowering the kitchen floor to meet the TV room and opening up between them makes a modern family kitchen / dining / sit-ting room with a spectacular 5m ceiling. The original bay gets bespoke doors slotted in below the original window for direct access to the garden. A window in the previous kitchen door lights the stairs, reveals the view and shows the way down to the new space and garden.

The Results

A more useful and more spectacular family space without the cost and delay of an extension. More energy efficient too without that void under the floor.