Driftwood

Our clients have a long history with this house, having brought up their family here before relocating to America for several years.  On their return they realised they missed the open plan living of their Stateside home, the light it brought in and the connection to the outside.

We were asked to remodel the house to see them into their retirement, but whilst the house stood in a great location, the orientation was wrong and we quickly realised that to create a light and airy interior would mean remodelling the entire house, which made no sense financially.  Thus we proposed a replacement house which gave us the design flexibility to create the home of their dreams.

Whilst we could not as such 'relocate' the house, we worked as best we could with the orientation, designing around a central axis with a huge roof lantern above that floods the space with light, and from where each of the main rooms flow; staircase, kitchen, dining, lounge and main bedroom.

Accessibility was key to provide longevity into older age, so the  luxury master bedroom suite is located on the ground floor. The first floor has two large double bedrooms with en-suites and private terraces that look over a large expanse of living/green roof and the garden beyond.

We even stopped work on site and got 'wedding ready' for one of their children's marriage towards the end of the build!

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