The Gables
Loughton, Essex

Landscape, Architecture and Refurbishment in One
Located within a section of the Essex Green Belt, the remodelling and renovation of this beautiful Edwardian house required us to create a grand master plan, to embrace the architecture, interiors and landscape in one extraordinary home.
Overview
When we first met our clients, we knew it was going to be a very special projects. They are ambitious and wanted the house to not only be their forever home, but replicate the luxury hotels they have frequented throughout their travels around the world. The upgrade of this Edwardian home is on an epic scale, but like ourselves, they wanted to remain true to the original architect designed house - it’s a celebration of the best of architecture, straddling different centuries.
Even though we have lifted and replaced the roof to create better head room for the children's floor and improved insulation, we have designed bespoke wider barge boards akin to those on the original house. We have upgraded all of the windows, but retained the detailed window boards/bays/structure. The arch to the grand front door has been exposed and we have restored the brickwork, including the chimneys to their original best.
The modern additions include the wrap around glazed extension to the ground floor and the impressive swim/spa complex that simply 'juts' out from the side of the house, sitting above the natural pool. The interior design is also underaken by us, and will be simply breathtaking when completed.
The house and gardens can now remain for decades untouched due to the attention afford to it.
- Dropped floor to basement level to create a double height lounge space
- Suppliers - Florum/Terrazo/FMG/Bocci/Focareni/Havwoods/WestOneBathrooms/Modus Fires
- Extensive landscaping to create 5 different garden styles for outdoor living
- 4 different stair designs in different locations
- Cinema room and entertainment suite - including popcorn dispenser!
“Such a project is potentially a once in a lifetime opportunity for us as architects - to have a client who’s passion is to drive ‘the amazing’! We are absolutely loving each jigsaw puzzle piece that goes into creating something of this magnitude. The thought of what this project will be when finished is spine tingling”. Melanie Clear
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