Tempietto

This project was for a development of fifteen houses on an exceptionally steeply sloping site on the edge of Berkhamted. Challenges included accommodation a future link road and overcoming ecological issues, which included the translocation of common lizards. We secured planning permission for our proposals for the site and produced the construction drawings in collaboration with the appointed Structural Engineer.

We designed a new 9,000 sq ft house over three storeys in a traditional style to replace an existing smaller house, which was granted planning permission. Works started on site in 2002 and completed in Spring 2003. In 2004 the high quality of the design was Commended in The Mail National Home Builder Design Awards in the category of best house of three or more storeys.

The site is within Green Belt and the house had previously been extended beyond the policy limit. The challenge was to achieve an extension to accommodate a kitchen / dining / living area and to maintain access to the borehole that provides the drinking water to the property. By using Permitted Development rights we were able to achieve permission for an extension with sufficient floor area.

The project involved the extension and refurbishment of a 1960s house in Berkhamsted. The site is steeply sloping and one of the key objectives was to form a better connection between the house and the rear garden and a more spacious kitchen / dining / living area. A new master bedroom suite and re-organisation of the first floor accommodation was also part of the project.

This project was for the extension of a dwelling in Green Belt to provide garaging, a family room and study. Great care was taken to match the render detailing around the windows and doors of the original house, Traditional box sash windows were used and internally bespoke oak trusses were used to support the roof over the games room.