The built-in kitchen is recessed into walls and under bulkheads. Behind it, a pantry area gives access to the utility room. Beside the windows, a long built-in bench catches the evening sunshine.
Photo: Aisling McCoy

Cross Sectional model
The interior of the house is organised around a toplit, partially double height hallway. The ground floor to the rear is stepped down to garden level to increase ceiling height to the main living space.

A floor-to-ceiling glazed screen sweeps out into the patio area and features dramatic curved sections.
Night and daytime views.Photos: Aisling McCoy

Exploded Axonometric detail
Around the hall door area, a new bay window brings warm, Southern light into the hallway and includes a built in window seat. Externally the bay window roof wraps around to form a porch over the hall door. It is supported on timber posts which in turn rest on an external brick planter.

Exploded axonometric
All that was left of the original house was the party wall it shares with its neighbour and the front gable wall.

The front of the house was sympathically improved so as to maintain coherence with its neighbour but create an attractive, modern home.

Roof tiles were retained and reused so that the house has the appearance of always having been there.
Photo: Aisling McCoy

During
Progress photo showing temporary propping of the retained walls. The outline of the old footprint can be seen in the foreground.

The living area is focused on a gas fire with a fair-faced concrete mantel that becomes a shelf extending the full width of the room.
Photo: Aisling McCoy

Kitchen Dining Living
The open plan kitchen / living / dining area is a bright, warm space, perfect for modern family living.
Photo: Aisling McCoy

The sunny entrance hall is the main organising feature of the house with a large bay window to the front.

The stair balustrade curves around a generous toplit landing.
Photos: Aisling McCoy

Night-time view.
Glazing is organised into two modernist ribbon bands.
Photo: Aisling McCoy