Stanstead Road

Wanstead, East London

Modern Refurbishment

This beautiful Victorian property in the Wanstead Conservation Area had lost its period features and been badly altered in the past, including poorly-conceived additions. Our brief was to rejuvenate the house by re-configuring the internal layout to suit our client’s modern family needs, including the development of a part single/two-storey rear extension.

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Overview

We set out to design the conversion to maximise modern living in the new space, while retaining the plethora of original period features.

This complete refurbishment included the creation of a new kitchen-diner, four bedrooms, a bathroom (that innovatively utilises an original stained glass feature in the shower) and an ensuite to the master bedroom. A contemporary extension was added that relates to the original building, with rendered reveals to the windows.

Being within a Conservation Area, the extension had to be of a sensitive design to achieve planning consent, whilst still referencing the contemporary detailing of original features; like the rendered reveals. The carefully selected brickwork is separated by glass and render panels to avoid the clash of metric and imperial brickwork.

A retained original stained glass window feature was incorporated into the shower design of the new bathroom
Existing period details have been retained and enhanced
Victorian black and white tiled entrance hall brought forward
Out of place aluminium windows replaced with timber sash alternatives
Floor replaced with a beautiful parquet wooden covering
Polished concrete flooring has been utilised across kitchen-diner area and out to the terrace, creating a seamless finish between inside and out
A stunning ‘up and over’ glazing strip has been incorporated. T
Contemporary detailing relates to the original features of the property
Sedum green living roof

"A beautiful house lost under years of bad design decisions and neglect. Restoring the original brickwork was a key component for attaining planning permission for the new extension."

Melanie Clear

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