A Scandanavian house extension by Harvey Norman Architects Bishop's Stortford
Architects Project brief
The client looked for a local architects from Bishop's Stortford to help with this property redesign. The Spaventa's wanted to create a larger kitchen and living space more suitable for all the cooking and entertaining the loved doing, refit ground floor WC and enlarge fourth bedroom.
DESIGN CONCEPT AND GOALS
Modern Scandinavian themed kitchen and furniture
Open plan
Large windows without glazing bars
Natural material
Extensive use of wood
Tonal interior colours reflecting natural materials
Bring the outdoors in with a new south facing cool contemporary garden
Problems to solve for client
Kitchen just too small
Make better use of space
Bring light into the house
Open up rear of house into garden
Architects CHALLENGES
Poorly done previous rear extension
Unsightly UPVC infill conservatory
Odd original developer plan
Project highlights
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Wood
Extensive use of wood and natural material set against modern furniture and finishes
Mid-century SCANDINAVIAN design
Cool, minimal and geometric architectural and interior design with classic Danish reproduction
Light
Use of large windows and sliding doors to allow in swathes of natural light
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Project plans and architects drawings
project details
Building structure
Structurally this was a complex build. We had to scope out the interior and add supporting walls which required a lattice of steelwork to support the existing timber frame of the house.
Sustainability
A very simple highly insulated fabric first approach and deliberate use of local contractors and suppliers.
Project post-mortem
Getting rid of the old PVC conservatory and replacing it with two storeys of new construction allowed the enlargement of the fourth bedroom. By using new steels we were able to scoop out and replan the interior to create a new open plan family and kitchen space, refit the WC and relocate a study.
After
before
“I approached three firms to discuss the project with. They all had good ideas, but when Ian Harvey from Harvey Norman Architects visited us I knew he was ideal for the job as his plan was spot on.”
Interior fittings
Bar stools — 1961 Danish classic by Erik Buck (1923-1982) wood and leather
Lighting — Task lighting above the table is the Snowball by the Dane Paul Henningsen (1958) and the Toldbod pendant by the Dane Louis Poulsen sits over the island
Sliding doors — Kloeber
Kitchen — Tomas Kitchens
Dining table and chairs — Hans Wegner
Sofa — By the Dane Ole Wanscher
Flooring — 20mm thick x 180mm wide oiled Oak engineered hardwood by Floors of Old
Costs
Demolition: £12,650
Building works: £38,885
Doors and windows: £15,720
Joinery and decoration: £5,245
Kitchen: £30,800
Wood flooring: £14,560
Furniture: £6,838
Lighting: £2,140
Professional fees: £7,480
TOTAL: 134,318