How should you approach designing an extension to a listed building?
It’s the question RIBAjournal appropriately asks.
Alongside Donald Insall Associates and Will Gamble Architects, we are delighted to have played our part in providing the answers.
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RIBAjournal: How did you reach a decision about appropriate size and architectural character?
SPA: We had been working on phased alterations of the house for years, aiming to transform its multiple late-Victorian service and live-in-servants’ rooms into liveable spaces. The new services, the plant, utility, and muddy-boots entrance had to go into the side extension.
Given the narrowness of the side slot, we maximised the length and height. Set back from the front-facing facade, it clears the side windows and crouches just below the prominent dentil mouldings. However, this subordinate position is offset by its confident Corten cladding, which draws on the reddish hue of the main house.
