Ducketts Mead

Roydon, Essex

Improving Functionality & Aesthetics

Like our clients, when we saw this 1960s house we were immediately captivated. Ducketts Mead is situated on a floodplain close to the River Stort. Our brief was to extend the quirky building to accommodate a new kitchen and lounge-diner, allowing for a re-configuration upstairs, too. We were also tasked with the construction of a stand-alone professional photography studio in the garden.

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Overview

When designing the ground floor extension and the studio – which stretches out perpendicular to the original building – we ensured the roof line was mirrored by the position of the garden studio. This helped to form a visual link between the two buildings.

By re-imagining the layout of the second floor, we created a master bedroom with its own en-suite, a lounge and further bedroom. The second storey now offers views across the green living roof of the ground floor extension, and towards the newly built garden studio.

Created external feature stone wall on the extension, which adds aesthetic texture and individuality
A glazed corner with an overhang, plus doors that open out onto the garden provide an architectural feature
Windows at the front and back were replaced with feature units, offering aesthetically appealing clean lines, as well as improved visibility of the garden
Feature lighting on the outside
Continuous flooring from inside to out creates an seamless flow between spaces
On the main building, we over-clad the external walls with timber slats to replace tired concrete tiles