Stapleton Hall Road, Crouch End
Rear and dormer extensions to family home.
Location
London Borough of Haringey, London N4
Status
Planning
Use
Residential
Client
Private
Design options rethinking the Victorian house
The clients approached us to prepare proposals for extensions and alterations to their three storey mid terrace family home to improve the kitchen and living areas and to provide new bedroom and external terrace spaces.
We prepared a series of sketch feasibility schemes with varying degrees of alterations and extensions. These included potential lower ground floor level extensions and external spaces and alterations at roof level. The various merits, costs and planning challenges of the sketch proposals were discussed with the clients in order to arrive at their preferred option to take forward to develop the design further.
Subtle contemporary extensions and alterations
Our final design agreed with the clients was for a deceptively simple side infill extension which would allow the creation of a generously sized kitchen and dining room and improved connection between the living spaces and rear garden.
The roof form and fenestration of the extension was designed to ensure good daylight to the rear reception room and to minimize the impact of the extension on the adjoining property.
At roof level we proposed a rear dormer loft extension in a subtle contemporary design with materials to work well with the existing Victorian building. The existing staircase was extended up to roof level and a bedroom suite created within the new roof volume.
Creating a new external terrace
The roof of the existing closet wing has a flat roof which gave us the opportunity to create a new external terrace space on the bedroom floors. The design of the proposed roof terrace was carefully conceived to subtly insert it within the roof and building scape of the surrounding terrace and to ensure no issues with overlooking or privacy.
Our planning application included careful justification of the proposed terrace by making reference to existing examples in the vicinity, in conjunction with the minimal impact of the proposed design.
Planning consent for the development was obtained in 2024.
