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The clients had been very happy with
their earlier remodelled house at Wiggins Farm, but wanted to
return to the town. Planners had
turned down their applications to change agricultural land to
garden so space was limited in the country - but plentiful in
the town. Kirsty Pidgeon also wanted a large open plan
kitchen/dining room and Tony Pidgeon wanted a special pool for
his carp - and the children wanted a regular swim!
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The new kitchen/dining room was built
as a wing to replace a collapsed orangery. This links to the
existing house through the formal dining room - which would have
been largely unused - but now is a central family room. Some
delicate negotiations were necessary to placate neighbours -
resulting in a stepped gable. The use of bi-fold doors creates a
large opening that allows the kitchen/dining to merge with the
outside patio. The string course on the existing house was
reproduced as the parapet for the new - maintaining the scale of
the original. |
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The
existing house, originally an 18th century farm house, more than
doubled with a large Victorian extension (as seen from the
garden). This all required total renovation, new wiring,
plumbing and windows and fully insulated external walls. The
basement was also lined and tanked for the children's games and
tv rooms.
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The gothic window at the end of the
kitchen mirrors the gateways in the walled garden - and replaces
one of the arches that was removed.
The clients are all very happy with
the result, which overcame their sadness at leaving their country
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