CBA ltd was appointed to work on this project from RIBA Work Stages 0 to 6 which included overseeing the work on site.
The property is located within Rookfield Estate, an Arts and Crafts style development constructed in the early 19th Century. The estate is characterised by a ‘garden feel’ which was associated with improved health at the time of its construction. The clients wanted to remove their existing dilapidated conservatory and replace it with a calm space with clear views to their garden.
The design for the rear alterations, including the proposed rear extension, was scrutinised by the local conservation area group prior to gaining Conservation Area Consent.
The ground floor was opened up to improve circulation between rooms and upper levels were refurbished throughout.
CBA ltd was appointed for the internal and external refurbishment of the property from RIBA Work Stages 0 to 6 including project managing the work on site.
The existing lower ground level accommodation was opened up to create a large open plan kitchen and dining area to allow as much light as possible into the depth of the plan at this level.
The upper ground level was reconfigured to create a large welcoming entrance hall in keeping with the scale of the accommodation throughout this property. This level was refurbished throughout, including the insertion of new windows, floors and bespoke cabinets in the study and main reception rooms.
The work was carefully phased to allow the owners to continue to live in the property for the duration of the build.
CBA ltd was appointed for the refurbishment and extension of this Edwardian house from RIBA Work stage 0 to 6 including project managing the work on site.
The property had a small kitchen and utility room which was inadequate for a large family dwelling. The original accommodation at the rear had an awkward stepped relationship with the outside patio resulting in poor connections between internal spaces and the expansive rear garden.
CBA ltd reconfigured the internal layout to incorporate a full width rear kitchen with dining room extension. A stepped timber lined hallway between the existing accommodation and the new extension was constructed which made the rear garden more accessible.
A glazed screen was inserted into the line of the original rear elevation to allow daylight into the depth of the plan and provide connecting views across the new dining space to the external terrace beyond.
Bespoke birch plywood kitchen storage units incorporate timber and coloured veneered panels. The deep red visible on the units is also used between the exposed structural timbers across the ceiling.
A smaller terrace at first floor over the extension provides additional external amenity space and includes a green roof around the perimeter.
A second floor attic was extended and has a large picture window framing rooftop views across London.
Photography by Adelina Iliev
After lengthy planning negotiations, permission to modify the internal layout at the property was granted. An existing basement was lowered to create a kitchen and dining area and the upper levels were refurbished throughout. Traditional fireplaces were re-inserted and bespoke storage units designed for the bedrooms and upper level living rooms. A new timber floor was laid in a distinctive herringbone pattern throughout to unify the design of the spaces at all floors above lower ground level.
This mid-terraced house is located within a Conservation Area in East London. The house was refurbished throughout with the ground floor extended and a new bathroom and WC created at first floor.
The side extension incorporates an oak roof structure with timber wall lining above exposed brickwork.
Bespoke doors were designed throughout the property with small frame sizes to maximize the amount of glazing available and exploit long views through the house. This creates a sense of openness between the internal and external spaces within the compact site curtilage.
Photography by Adelina Iliev
This project involved the complete internal re-modelling of an existing double fronted property in North London for a musician, photographer and their family.
A first floor bedroom was removed to create a double height volume which houses a music room at ground floor on one side of the property. New oak stairs connect this timber lined music room with an office and work space at first floor behind.
On the opposite side of the house, the front and rear living spaces were opened up to create long horizontal views through the house to the rear garden.
A photographer’s dark room was formed in the basement and all the walls on one side of the house at the top floor were removed for a large day lit art room.
The client's brief was to extend her historic coach house to create a studio space which could be accessed independently from the main house.
An entrance at the upper level of the studio was formed with leather lined steps leading down to the main work space below. Three large roof lights provide daylight into the depth of the plan and a new window overlooks the adjacent courtyard. Simple, high level wall units were designed to store the artist's tools and materials above work benches. Black oak flooring and an exposed timber roof structures give the studio a distinctive identity.
A small kitchen area is included within the rear accommodation which connects back to the existing property.
CBA Ltd was appointed to produce a series of feasibility studies to establish a brief and outline budget for the proposed refurbishment of existing agricultural structures.
A series of design studies explored possible layout opportunities for a small barn and granary structure afforded by exploiting the views and orientation to their south and west.
The strategy sought to minimise visual and physical connections to the east in the direction of a working agricultural barn and the private land of the owners.
The clients wanted to update and refurbish the property throughout.
A side extension added space to the living accommodation at ground floor and new roof lights were inserted to add daylight into the depth of the plan. A new cloakroom and bathroom was created upstairs with ceiling heights raised to improve accommodation at first floor. The existing building fabric was fully refurbished with double glazed windows, reclaimed timber floors and new radiators added. Walls and roofs were insulated to create a house which is thermally and energy efficient to use.