Client: Private

Value: £450k

Status: Completed

46 Huron Road is a three storey semi-detached property located within Heaver Estate Conservation Area. The Heaver Estate Conservation Area was designated on 19 September 1978. The Heaver Estate was built by developer Alfred Heaver between c1890-1910 in a Queen Anne Style. Our brief is to refurbish, extend, rationalise bedrooms, re-connect the lower levels into the living space, re-establish the coherence in circulation, layout and materials as required for a modern single family home.

A substantial five bedroom family house, occupying approximately 2, 775 sqft, the property has undergone decades of piecemeal additions and alterations, with the house now requiring substantial work to restore a coherent whole and open up the volumes to feel spacious.

A simple full-width extension replaces a number of varying proportioned window openings to the rear elevation at ground floor level. The new extension is designed to celebrate the garden space with its form and large windows as well as referencing the existing brick house with careful brick detailing and material considerations.

The existing first floor will be rebuilt and arranged to provide a master suite, with dressing room and ensuite bathroom. A further guest suite provides additional accommodation space at the property. 

The client came to us with a requirement for sustainable measures where affordable. The scheme integrates sustainable and low energy technologies: Solar Hot water, Mechanical Heat Recovery Ventilation and sustain local bio-diversity.

Client: Private

Value: £150k

Status: Completed

 Our concept design to transform a semi-detached property in Whitstable, Kent has completed. 

The existing rear ground floor extension was removed to create a new flexible open plan living and dining space at ground floor level.

The existing house had a very poor connection to a fantastic rear garden. Our brief was to improve the connection between the external space and internal spaces.

The articulated massing of the proposed rear extension embraces the architectural hierarchy of the existing host building. A carefully chosen hand made waterstruck soft white brick complements the muted tones and textures already present at the property.

Client: Private

Value: £450k

Status: Completed

Damian Howkins Architects were appointed to extensively remodel and extend a large semi-detached Victorian property in Peckham, London. The property consisted of large and well-portioned spaces at the front, with smaller and more confined spaces at the rear.

The client asked us to assist with extending the property and rationalising the current bedroom arrangement to meet the needs of their young family. The project includes a substantial garden level extension at the rear. The proposed garden room extension completes re-orientates the house and provides a continuous movement of space between both the ground and lower ground floor levels.

Roof and wall planes seamlessly float and extend from the rear of the current building line. The division between the inside and out is deliberately ambiguous and a new terrace enjoys the southwest facing aspect and potential for alfresco dining.

The expansive structural glazed roofs opens up the view to the sky giving the space an external character. Large slim seamless framed glass doors provide a refined and considered exit condition. A continuous polished concrete floor flows throughout the opened up ground floor spaces and provides a uniform platform between the internal and external spaces.

The project was featured in January’s 2022 Grand Designs Magazine.

Client: Private

Value: Undisclosed

Status: Completed

A terraced Victorian property in Peckham, London was fully refurbished and extended on the ground floor. The relationship between the kitchen, dining room and the garden has been carefully considered to create a naturally lit interior space, which opens out onto the newly landscaped garden and home working garden studio.

The proposal took into careful consideration the effect on the character and appearance of the existing house and the adjacent buildings through a sensitive approach to scale, design and materiality.

The proposed extension to the building were finished using a combination of materials found in the local palette, which enhanced and complement the character of the existing building.

Expansive structural glazed roofs open up the view to the sky giving the space an external character. A large slim framed glass pivot door provide a refined contrast against the textured bricks.

Professional photography by http://www.matthewwalder.com

Client: Private

Value: £250k

Status: Completed

This turn of the century Victorian semi-detached property in Balham was refurbished and extended on the ground floor to provide a new family living space. The relationship between the kitchen, dining room and the garden was carefully considered to create a naturally lit interior space, which opens out onto the newly landscaped garden.

The new large expanse of glazed sliding doors will improve the connection between the interior and exterior spaces. This connection is further harnessed through the design of a patio area, creating a continuous sense of space.

The proposed bespoke decorative concrete and Petersen handmade clay brick provide a subtle contrast with the existing building. 

Professional photography by http://www.matthewwalder.com and CGIs by https://www.haze-viz.com

Client: Private

Value: Undisclosed

Status: Completed

Damian Howkins Architects were appointed to sensitively remodel a large Grade II Listed property in Deal, Dover. The proposal takes into careful consideration the effect on the character and appearance of the existing house and the adjacent buildings through a sensitive approach to scale, design and materiality.

The client asked us to assist with refurbishing the property and rationalising the current bedroom arrangement to meet the needs of their family. The proposals allow for adjusting and extending the first floor layout, creating a larger third bedroom and additional storage at the property.

The existing ground floor has been remodelled to create a new flexible open plan living and dining space at ground floor level. Bespoke W20 steel framed glazed partitions provide both a visual connection and separation of the internal spaces. The material palette has been carefully chosen with our clients to allow a considered approach and harmony between new and old.

Client: Private

Value: Undisclosed

Status: Feasibility

Our proposals to extend a pair of 1960s townhouses in East London has successfully been awarded planning permission. Situated on the edge of Victoria Park, the proposal took into careful consideration the effect and appearance of the existing house, the local neighbourhood and adjacent buildings and their occupants through a sensitive approach to scale, design and materiality.

The orientation of the timber framed and clad house has been geared towards the delightful views over Victoria Park. The southern elevation has large windows at ground floor level, opening onto a large decked terrace area.

The ground floor accommodation will be arranged to include four bedrooms (two with en suite bathrooms), a study and an open plan kitchen / living /dining room as well as a separate reception room and utility room.

At first floor level, the master bedroom will have panoramic views, with large frameless glazing.

Client: Private

Value: Undisclosed

Status: On Site

The focus of the proposal is to deliver a new lightweight two storey extension, providing additional living accommodation to the property. The principle of the proposed is to extend the roof top level to provide a new residential 1 bed flat to the property. The size of the new proposed 1 bed flat will meet the minimum standards as outlined in the London Housing SPG.

The proposal takes into careful consideration the effect of the proposed upon the character and appearance of the existing property, the conservation area and adjacent buildings and their occupants through a sensitive approach to scale, design and materiality. The configuration and scale of the extension, along with the restrained pallet of materials proposed, will provide an elegant, simple extension in keeping with the character and scale of the property.

The majority of the wall and roof cladding will be a standing seam zinc, which is highly sustainable and durable material and well used in areas of similar Conservation status within London. The proposed materials will be well detailed and their colour choice in keeping with the local palette of materials. Consideration has been taken to reduce the bulk of the proposed lightweight structure on the upper floors to avoid infringing on the neighbouring properties.

Client: Private

Value: £200k

Status: Completed

Damian Howkins Architects were appointed to extensively remodel and extend a terraced Victorian property adjacent to Columbia Road Flower Market in East London. Set within the Jesus Hospital Estate Conservation Area, the proposal takes into careful consideration the effect of the design upon the character and appearance of the existing house, the conservation area and upon adjacent buildings and their occupants through a sensitive approach to scale, design and materiality.

Damian Howkins Architects were challenged with rationalising the current bedroom arrangement to meet the needs of a growing young family. An oversized bathroom occupies the majority of the first floor of the closet wing, with a small utility space adjacent to it. The proposals allow for adjusting the first floor layout, bringing the bathroom to the centre of the plan of the main body of the house, with a small utility zone adjacent. This minor amendment to the plan allows for a more efficient use of the space above the kitchen by creating a good sized third bedroom to the property.

The proposed extensions to the building will be finished using a combination of materials found in the local palette and material’s which enhance and complement the character of the existing building. The proposed side-return infill extends across the width of the property and projects from the back elevation bringing the disused garden return space into the curtilage of the house.

London stock brick to match existing is being proposed to all new and raised parapets. The expansive structural glazed roof opens up the view to the sky giving the space an external character. Fixed structurally bonded glazed flush windows will be placed at the rear of the closet wing. A large thermally broken painted steel pivot door allows passage between the new kitchen and rear garden. A continuous polished concrete floor flows throughout the opened up ground floor spaces and provides a uniform platform between the internal and external spaces. CGIs by our friends at Marcos Alonso Visualisations

Client: Private

Value: £200k

Status: Planning

Damian Howkins Architects have been appointed to extensively remodel and extend a terraced Victorian property adjacent to Columbia Road Flower Market in East London. Our client has asked us to assist with extending the property at ground floor level and rationalising the current bedroom arrangement to meet the needs of their family.

The garden space between the existing rear closet wing on the side of the terrace are generally under used due to no direct access from the main house. The proposed changes aim to create a larger, brighter and more usable kitchen/dining area at ground floor whilst enhancing the connection with the garden. The dark 'sooty' bricks were chosen to provide a subtle contrast to the existing London stock brickwork on the host building. A board marked concrete lintel completes the new extension and responds to the adopted elevational treatment within the streetscape.

Construction is due to commence in early 2018. CGIs by our friends at Marcos Alonso Visualisations

Client: Private

Value: Undisclosed

Status: Planning

The new build contemporary home is on the Southern coastline of the Isle of Mull in the remote Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The site is distinctive for its grand and harsh northern landscape with wide panoramas of the Atlantic coast and the jagged mountain of Ben More rising from it.

The internal space is devoted equally to a living space at one end and bedroom / bathroom spaces in the other. All rooms will have wonderful views out across the south facing garden and to the open farmland beyond. The focus of the house will be the large living room with continuous glazing to the garden and distant view.
Seemingly growing from the landscape, the proposals comprises of a new build house sitting on basalt plateau lavas negotiating the uneven terrain. As not to disturb the dominant view towards the sea, access to the property is given through a narrow natural lane densely grown with gnarled birch shrubs and laid out with sea-sand from the nearby shore. The surrounding landscape remains untouched and wild.

Large windows to the new house face in 2 key directions, each with its strong unique characteristic. The proposal uses simple and robust detailing, with undisturbed frames of the ocean and the mountain range. Organised on a single level adapting to the terrain, the plan is compact, providing generous social spaces within a limited floor area.

Completed in a Siberian white oiled larch with treated frames and reveals – the exterior is kept subtle with a character of being hand-built – promoting tactile qualities and the attractive patina developed over time.

The client came to us with a requirement for sustainable measures where affordable. The scheme integrates sustainable and low energy technologies: Solar Hot water; Mechanical Heat Recovery Ventilation; Wood Fired Back Flow Stoves and sustain local bio-diversity. CGIs by our friends at Marcos Alonso Visualisations

Client: Private

Value: Undisclosed

Status: Planning

New build contemporary home in Southern England. The building has a long narrow plan and is divided equally into living and sleeping quarters, each room in the house opening directly onto the south-facing garden and views across the landscape.

The internal space is devoted equally to a living space at one end and bedroom / bathroom spaces in the other. All rooms will have wonderful views out across the south facing garden and to the open farmland beyond. The focus of the house will be the large living room with continuous glazing to the garden and distant view.

An impressive living /dining room will have floor-to-ceiling glazing with glazed doors that open out onto a timber terrace and the gardens beyond. The glazing and entrance hall can be completely opened up in good weather, allowing the space to feel like a pavilion in the landscape.

A kitchen / breakfast room will be modest and create a functional space with a skylight above. The West section of the building will house three bedrooms and individual en-suites. CGIs by our friends at Marcos Alonso Visualisations