S House
Gilbert Road, Cambridge
Gilbert Road, Cambridge
'S House' uses traditional open timber constructions to transform a post war 1930's detached house in Cambridge. The new design embraces a large garden at the rear to form a modern, light filled, family living space at ground floor. An improved secondary entrance with associated bike storage, utility and cloakroom toward the front of the property; while at roof level a previously restrictive attic conversion will be replaced to form two further bedrooms.
The limited rear access has generated a design made from a kit of parts which, once assembled, will both transform the house and inform the material qualities and character of the new additions. Our proposals also include improving energy performance by retrofitting floor, wall and roof insulation.
The limited rear access has generated a design made from a kit of parts which, once assembled, will both transform the house and inform the material qualities and character of the new additions. Our proposals also include improving energy performance by retrofitting floor, wall and roof insulation.
An integral part of the designs development has been the use of parametric software to help the client envisage the new spaces and how they work with the existing house. Once the basic principles of the project brief were established and tested through sketches and plan layouts, we're able to start evolving the design, overlaying other design aspects to help finalise designs. The model also allows us to test and reiterate the design to optimise natural daylight and assess solar benefits. This is undertaken in parallel with considerations of building construction, how it can be assembled and used.
Planning consent
The design achieved planning late last year and we're now looking forward to realising the design with a builder that will help us deliver the aspirations for our clients' family home.
The design achieved planning late last year and we're now looking forward to realising the design with a builder that will help us deliver the aspirations for our clients' family home.
