The brief
Our client lives in a two-storey red-brick semi-detached house in Mistley, with a dated single-storey lean-to at the back. They wanted a bright new room opening onto the garden, a larger shower room, and a smarter, more contemporary look for the house as a whole.
The design
We designed a single-storey rear extension about 4 by 4 metres, opening off the kitchen. It has a flat roof behind a low parapet, kept to about 3.5 metres high, with an aluminium roof lantern bringing daylight into the middle of the room and anthracite grey aluminium bifolds opening onto the garden. The extension is in red brick with brick detailing, and a small single-storey side extension makes room for a bigger shower room.
The existing brickwork is painted white, so the new red-brick extension stands out as a crisp, deliberate addition. Because everything is single-storey and at the back and side, it has very little effect on the street or the neighbours. The site is in flood zone 1.
The outcome
The householder planning application has been submitted to Tendring District Council.
