Walled Garden House

Private Residential

An L-shaped building envelope behind a high historic brick wall offered an opportunity for an interesting open plan living space with strong links to the garden in a house that was crying out for renovation.

The entirety of the existing roof was replaced with a mono-pitch black zinc roof settling below the wall with large roof lights dropping daylight into the deeper plan areas.. The internal spaces were rationalised to a more open-plan style for the living and kitchen areas. A key part of the concept was to reinforce the relationship between the house and its newly landscaped garden. High quality bespoke joinery gives a crafted character to the kitchen and bedroom fittings and wall linings.

Stainless steel rain chains take the water from the gutters and allow for a sleek and deep overhang of the new roof. The Japanese charred timber cladding adds a strong texture and ‘book-end’ the generous glazing.