Wildwood

Coombe, Kingston, London. KT2.

Michael and Helen had lived in their existing house for 30 years, which had
been built in 1950 as a typical two-storey red brick suburban detached house.
It sat on the most stunning mature rear garden and to the front of the site was
a circular green, shared with a dozen neighbours. They didn’t want to move
but the house was falling apart.

Michael and Helen had lived in their existing house for 30 years, which had been built in 1950 as a typical two-storey red brick suburban detached house. It sat on the most stunning mature rear garden and to the front of the site wasa circular green, shared with a dozen neighbours. They didn’t want to move but the house was falling apart.

Helen had dreamed of living in a Georgian Country house and together we
developed up a design for a 5,500 ft2 new home. The clients hated the red
brick of their neighbours’ houses so we negotiated with the planners to use a
stunning yellow London stock brick, with specialist weather struck pointing,
and Portland stone external architectural features.

Helen had dreamed of living in a Georgian Country house and together we developed up a design for a 5,500 ft2 new home. The clients hated the redbrick of their neighbours’ houses so we negotiated with the planners to use a stunning yellow London stock brick, with specialist weather struck pointing, and Portland stone external architectural features.

The site was in a designated archaeological area, so we had to have specialist
teams visit the site during the demolition and foundation stages. We even
discovered the ruins of an earlier house during the process. Ecology
consultants had to carry out nighttime bat surveys to ensure no protected
species would be injured during the demolition of the house.

The site was in a designated archaeological area, so we had to have specialist teams visit the site during the demolition and foundation stages. We even discovered the ruins of an earlier house during the process. Ecology consultants had to carry out nighttime bat surveys to ensure no protected species would be injured during the demolition of the house.

We designed for “Lifetime Homes” standards and installed a lift so that
Michael and Helen could live in the house forever, but it also turned out to
be a real benefit for their elderly parents when they stay at the house. With
multi-generational living being more prevalent, we designed the second floor
to have a kitchenette. This allowed carers, guests, parents or their children
and grandchildren to have a floor entirely of their own in the house.

We designed for “Lifetime Homes” standards and installed a lift so that Michael and Helen could live in the house forever, but it also turned out to be a real benefit for their elderly parents when they stay at the house. With multi-generational living being more prevalent, we designed the second floor to have a kitchenette. This allowed carers, guests, parents or their children and grandchildren to have a floor entirely of their own in the house.