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Hill House, Newbury - A contemporary re-imagination of an ordinary 1970’s bungalow
Nov 01, 2023
Our client had bought a generous but dated and uninspired bungalow: Lyons+Sleeman+Hoare developed a scheme which re-planned the layout to make a well-conceived series of interconnected rooms and spaces creating a sustainable modern house designed for living.
The entrance was relocated, and former garage area re-roled becoming studio space for the clients’ graphic design and publishing business. The main structures of the house were all retained, whilst the whole building was over-insulated and clad with vertical larch boarding, and new zinc panel roofs.
Big windows and a few well-placed elements of circulation have created through-dwelling transparency and connected the living areas with the surrounding gardens.