Penderyn Way, N7
An extension to this 1970s post-war modernist terraced house in Holloway completely transforms the ground floor, which now includes an open-plan kitchen-dining-living room with a level-threshold into the garden. We have used under-used nooks and crannies to create storage space and fitted a dedicated utility room that. The upper floors will benefit from a re-configuration of spaces with new bathrooms and bedrooms. Solar PV panels will contribute to the energy demands of the new heating system. The flat roof is covered with an extensive wild-flower meadow green roof helping with rain water run-off and bio diversity. The bespoke garden planters provide enough soil depth to grow herbs and vegetables and provide further storage space. Phase II of the works (windows, upper floors) starting Autumn 2021.
Status: Completed Autumn 2020
Planning Granted: September 2019
Structural Engineers: Blue Engineering
Party Wall Surveyors: DFPW
“made with volume designed and managed our ground floor extension, new layout for the whole ground floor including kitchen. To think that at one stage we thought we might try to re-develop without the help of a designer!
Carlo took us through every stage with patience and bags of inspiration. More than breathing life into our ideas, I think our favourite features of our house are actually all his ideas. We had no trouble with building consent, party wall agreements, all the bits I didn’t really understand. It all just happened quietly in the background. And we kept within budget, just.
The result: Since the hoarding was removed, the glass installed and the floor uncovered a couple of weeks ago, I’ve noticed I’ve sometimes had a subtle imposter-feeling in this space. I will get used to it and settle down to being just plain grateful, but as someone quite sensitive to physical environments, I feel like the whole being is far greater than the sum of its parts.
I walk in after work and swoop across the warm terrazzo, then turn slowly and absorb, enjoying the light glowing from all angles of the space, making me unfurl from the day. I actually feel so rested in this space. It’s so much more than an extension and new kitchen and far beyond what I could have imagined for our home.”
