02. DETAIL FOCUS - Taking inspiration from the home + the surrounding area
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What makes a project unique and personal? For me it is context. It needs to be more than the setting - inspiration needs to come also from the local materials, the culture; but it is also the smaller details that can make a home personal to it's owners.
Looking back at past projects I explore context, inspiration and materials bespoke to a range of homes, from large to compact, urban to rural.
Contemporary flint life time home, Surrey..
A rear extension to a Richmond Victorian townhouse noted as a building of townscape merit located in a conservation area posed different challenges. Material and design needed a light touch, a contemporary extension that complemented the elegant Victorian home. Stone detailing was inspired by slim render bands over the Victorian windows, sloping sides to the rooflight were inspired by the original bay window flares to give views and reflect light. I worked closely with the structural engineer to achieve the slim stone band above the glazing.
Natalia and Asad fell in love with their Arts and Crafts home in West Byfleet for its period features, symmetry, proportions and geometry. In designing a rear extension and loft space for this home I am using contemporary zinc cladding and crisp detailing and borrowed the geometry for a new arch from the original Arts and Crafts building.
By looking closely at the detail - how materials join and connect, how a small detail of the project brief can be realised, I can make the design personal to its owner and ensure it feels part of the area in which it is located.