Spot the extension

Two storey side extension

Why is this special?

Five spaces in a 2m wide gap

The Challenge

This detached 1930’s house had plenty of big rooms but was short of the little ones – bathrooms. The only space available to build was a 2m wide passage at the side of the house and the owners insisted any extension had to be completely in character with the house and surrounding Suther-land Grove Conservation Area.

Our Solution

There was just room on one side of the house for an extension 1.7m wide inside. But 1.7m is a bath so this ‘sliver’ yields two en-suites and a walk-in wardrobe upstairs, plus a study and bonus store room below. And with matching materials and a ‘catslide’ roof at the front looks this like it has always been there. The local residents association say it’s the best they have (almost not) seen.

The Results

Adding en-suites to both the guest and master bedrooms (and a bonus walk-in wardrobe) takes the pressure off the original single bathroom to make a balanced family home. With the bonus of a quite nice study on the ground floor with an external kitchen/ storage room for BBQ days.