15 & 17 Roseland Avenue
15 & 17 Roseland Avenue
Services provided: full architectural services Completion: December 2015
A pair of extensions on a pair of semi-detached 1930s houses in Heavitree, we were commissioned to extend no. 17 and when the owners bought the adjacent property for their family, to extend that too. The construction took place under one contract, and although the design-brief for the two parts were different, sharing common detailing and roof profiles brought efficiency and elegance.
Despite being similar, the projects required different planning routes, [...]
Collingwood Mews
Collingwood Mews
Services provided: full architectural services Completion: December 2015
We were commissioned to remodel, refurbish and extend this little coach-house style property that was a subservient wing of a larger villa in Heavitree. The existing small flat had damp issues, was dark, had no ground floor facilities, and made no real use of the sunny little courtyard. We have rationalised and improved the plan to provide a light-filled family room overlooking the courtyard as well as made improvements to the first floor [...]
Westerlea
Westerlea: new dwelling
Services provided: full architectural services from tender Completion: April 2012
Westerlea is a new SIPS-frame house built on the footprint of a failing bungalow on a site overlooking West Hill. fairview architecture has taken on the project whose broad design had been completed previously; we conducted a thorough technical review and re-tendered the works before commencement on site in 2011.
The new house maximises its elevated aspect on the site with long views from the principal rooms, whilst minimising its impact through [...]
53 Langaton Lane
53 Langaton Lane: loft conversion
Services provided: full architectural design services to completion Completion: February 2012
Careful consideration of the structural insertions has led to achieving a spacious bedroom with en-suite and walk-in wardrobe, whilst still retaining some loft storage space, in this project which required the almost complete re-construction of the original roof.
Converting the hipped roof to a gable and providing a rear box dormer gives generous headroom, whilst the staircase, which is always a key element to a successful loft conversion, has been [...]
51 Langaton Lane
51 Langaton Lane: kitchen extension
Services provided: full architectural design services Completion: April 2011
Our brief here was to open up the cellular plan of a solid 1930’s semi-detached house into a flexible open-plan living space. An internal spine wall and most of the rear wall of the house have been removed without affecting the two storeys above. We have added an extension whose wide folding doors open directly onto the garden and with rooflights bring light deep into the combined living/dining/kitchen space.
Underfloor [...]