Our first working day of the new year has yielded planning approval for the extension and remodelling of a detached property in Hampshire.
The designs give the property a contemporary twist in a modern Eclecticism, bringing flexible modern family living.
The permission also includes an array of PV panels to improve the property's energy performance and running costs.
An early Christmas present has come in from Winchester City council for one of our client. We are happy to have received planning approval for this small contemporary extension and garden studio in Winchester.
The project involves internal alterations, rear and attic extensions, and a separate garden studio to the rear of the property on this urban house to provide modern family living.
The extension and garden studio have been designed to have a contemporary form which is clad in zinc for a clean modern aesthetic.
The works will provide a more logical layout and larger amenity space for a growing family to enjoy their property and allow private home working.
We are very pleased to have received planning approval for a complex extension in the Green Belt in Dorset.
Working closely with the planning team during pre-application discussions, approval was gained for a substantial extension which will provide much needed space and privacy for the family living in this small cottage. The works also include the alteration of the cottage to provide a new central staircase, replacing the existing unsafe stair in the living room. The property is now ready to be transformed into a modern family home.
A large hole has been dug at our site for a new build contemporary Arts and Crafts house near the South Downs.
With the foundations piled and the site dug down to the required levels, we will imminently begin constructing this new build house, starting with the basement pool. The site is being prepped for the pouring of the floor slab and forming the pool, walls will follow soon after.
See our previous post on this project here.
With its external envelope fully finished, including the complimentary oak and wrought iron detailing to the private first floor terrace, the interior is reaching its final stages. We have also included a sneak peak of the pool progress where the polished plaster walls are just about to commence.
The transformation of this modern family home in Winchester is nearing completion.
The project has been constructed during a challenging period of economic change with material shortages and aluminium windows almost becoming the mythical fenestration.
We look forward to sharing finished images of the bright interiors soon.
We were approached by a client who was unsuccessful in achieving planning approval with other consultants. By carrying out a detailed analysis of the site and after careful negotiations with the local authority, Witcher Crawford Architects managed to secure planning consent in 2019 for a new build house on this sensitive site. The house is now complete.
This new build house has recently come to completion in Leatherhead. The project involved replacing a mid-20th century bungalow and garage with a new 2 storey house with an integrated garage.
The client asked for a traditional and unfussy design to be in keeping with the local vernacular, and to be a standalone building in its own right.
Undertaking a careful assessment of the site and the street context, we successfully achieved planning approval for a 240% increase in floor area from the existing house to the new design.
After 10 years of dedication to the technical detail of projects at Witcher Crawford, Mike Benford is finally hanging up his set square as his retires from the architectural profession. It is with our greatest thanks and appreciation that we wish Mike a long and happy retirement.
Born a year after the end of the WWII, Mike has worked for a number of prestigious architectural practices in Hampshire, but he saved the best for last when joining Witcher Crawford in 2012. Our relationship goes back over twenty years when working with Mike at a previous practice. His immaculately hand drawn details and elegant handwriting were well regarded by consultants and contractors alike.
Mike has been an inspiration, mentor, fount of all knowledge and all round technical guru at Witcher Crawford and many staff past and present have benefited from his wealth of experience.
His calm and friendly demeanour will be sorely missed, and we wish him all the best in his retirement.
Thank you Mike and don’t forget to pop by for some tea and cake from time to time.
This project involved extensive remodelling and extensions to a post war detached house, more than doubling the size of the property. This was a challenging brief due to site restrictions, in particular numerous mature trees in close proximity. The house is designed in a modern Arts and Crafts style, with creasing tiles and stone details used throughout. Large metal framed glazing was crucial to the design in order to flood the deep floor plan with natural light and open the house up to the mature garden.
Check out our new page on this project here