A thorough process of client and site interrogation discovered the importance of connections. Recognised as the narrative that underpinned the design, the Architect formulated a platform in which the relationship between inside—outside, upstairs—downstairs, living—working, loud—quiet could be boundlessly linked.

A double height glass extension was designed to sit gracefully against the rear of the property. Internally, the works transformed the introvert lower ground space, with its closed in corridors and segregated rooms, to an extrovert space that reach out and make connections with the garden and ground floor. A glazed tryptic - a ground floor balcony, an oriel stair seat and an internal study window – overlooks the double height space, creating playful and connected family spaces.