Contemporary New Build Low Energy Town Houses.

Contemporary New Build Town Houses – Godalming Surrey

Contemporary New Build Low Energy Town Houses. – Godalming Surrey

Designing a contemporary new build low energy town house.

Fingerprintstudios are working on design plans for new build town housing in Godalming. These contemporary town houses have been designed for a client on a hill slope site in Godalming. These designs have been prepared for a challening toen centre site on a steep sloping site.

Low energy homes designed for the modern family.

These will be low energy homes designed to create new family homes to add to the wealth and quality of housing in the area. The design has been carefully considered so the pitched roof is orientated south. This roof will then accommodate both solar Photo Voltaic’s (PV) for electricity generation and Solar Hot Water for internal hot water heating. The use of air tightness membranes, Structural Insulated Panels (SIPS) will assist in providing a thermally efficient roof, walls and floors to provide a very efficient shell. It is the clients goal to provide Low energy homes that can be marketed for the modern family. In all the architecture design provides a responsive design that works with providing a low energy home that works within the landscape.

Sloping Site and Town House Design.

The extremely sloping site is a major constraint and the design for the Contemporary New Build Low Energy Town Houses. – Godalming Surrey has responded by creating two town houses with a shared external staircase. The homes main entrance is off the ground floor via the front car park. An internal staircase takes you to the first floor with living and kitchen accommodation that has direct access to the rear garden. The internal floor levels work with the existing landscape to provide a holistic design approach. The third floor provides bedroom accommodation with en-suites and family bathrooms. The large expanse of glass to the main elevations allow for views over the historic Godalming town centre and beyond.

Do you have an empty site fingerprintstudios can help….

patrick

6 years ago

Education Youth Enterprise Community Centre

Enterprise Youth Education Community Centre.

THE EYE – Enterprise Youth Education Community Centre.

Fingerprintstudios Architects are working on the delivery of a new youth and community centre: THE EYE – Enterprise Youth Education Community Centre

Fingerprintstudios Architects are proud to be working on the contemporary design of a new youth and community centre in the heart of Billingshurst. This new youth and community centre will provide a new facility for young people to have some where to go and something to do.

THE EYE – Enterprise Youth Education Community Centre A new youth and community centre.

This Education Youth Enterprise Community Centre will provide an important asset to the local community providing a much needed facility to support the youth and future generations. This will provide the youth with a base to learn new skills and become valuable assets for the local area.

A challenging site for a planning application.

The site is a green built of land shoe horned into a built up area making vehicular access challenging. The site is no doubt challenging for any planning application. The site is land locked with no vehicular access, its bound on one side by a direct London railway line, two public right of way footpaths, a school MUGA (Multi Use Games Area) and playing fields, Billingshurst Bowling Club and a residential area. In all this will prove to have many hurdles and challenges for us during our efforts to obtain planning permission for this Education Youth Enterprise Community Centre.

Vernacular design with a modern twist.

This initial massing model gives a flavour of our current thoughts for the Education Youth Enterprise Community Centre. Taking a pinch of the local vernacular design and mixing it with a contemporary and modern twist will provide an interesting and dynamic youth centre for the community. The pitched roof and timber cladding are a direct reference to the barns found within the local area of West Sussex. This modern twist is used to ensure that the local youth are attracted to this new facility.

patrick

6 years ago

Georgian Kitchen Refurbishment

Georgian House Kitchen Refurbishment

Using traditional joinery techniques to blend with the wealth of character of the existing Georgian House.

Fingerprintstudios using traditional techniques to improve an existing home.

Fingerprintstudios Architects have been appointed to develop and refurbish a new bespoke Georgian kitchen refurbishment in a country home in Rowlands Castle Hampshire. This is an exciting opportunity to create an exciting bespoke joinery package with character to match the various ages of the prestigious home. This Georgian kitchen refurbishment will bring the home up to modern standards but employing traditional building techniques.

A Georgian Kitchen refurbishment using traditional joinery techniques and attention to detail.

This kitchen refurbishment will look at a holistic refurbishment using traditional construction methods and traditional joinery skills to create an in keeping kitchen to blend and add to the historic wealth of the existing property. Be it from tongue and groove joints, dove tail joints or traditional panel door construction. Here at Fingerprintstudios Architects in Portsmouth will use historic tried and tested construction methods to create an in keeping kitchen. We are looking at the finest details including raising the grain prior to hand painting with a brush. This attention to detail and hand finishing will ensure that the kitchen has a unique one of a kind feel and will be a truly hand crafted work of art.

Improving daylight through use of conservation roof lights and oak joinery.

We are looking to replace an existing flat roof with a new pitched roof with oak joinery, including load bearing beams and joists. This coupled with conservation roof lights set within Welsh slates will provide an in keeping refurbishment and add to the character of the existing Georgian Home. The additional volume created by the single pitched roof and conservation roof lights will flood the kitchen with natural daylight and provide a much nicer environment to cook and socialise in.

Watch this space for further updates.

patrick

7 years ago

Permitted Development vs Planning Permission.

Permitted Development vs Planning Permission Extension.

Planning Permission vs Permitted Development?

As a client you could stand to save money and get your project on site quicker by exercising your rights under permitted development. However there are some things to be considered. Permitted development is untested in land law as a relatively new change to planning law. Planning applications for domestic extensions typically cost £172 and permitted development allow you to build without the need or the cost of a planning application with the Local Authority. However you will be constrained to the rules governing permitted development. You can apply for a permitted development certificate which will ensure that if you are looking forward to selling your property you are safe in the knowledge that the application is lawful. Fingerprintstudios Architects can assist you in professional advice at the start of your construction project from concept to completion. Permitted Development VS Planning Permission requires some real consideration and appointing us as your architect we can provide the professional advice to guide you through the process.

Permitted development for a new single storey rear extension.

PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT – Fingerprintstudios are preparing an initial concept scheme for a permitted development for a single storey rear extension. This piece of Architecture falls within the parameters for Permitted Development as set out by Central and Local Government. THIS SCHEME DOES NOT REQUIRE FORMAL PLANNING PERMISSION.

Contemporary Flat Roof and Bi-fold doors under Permitted Development.

Permitted development does not mean that your new house extension has to be bland and boring. Whilst permitted development puts some restrictions on the design, size and massing of the house extension or design proposal, this does not mean that the design can not be considered. As an architectural practice we are skilled in looking outside the box and exploring opportunities and constraints to maximise the design and finding the benefits for our clients.

We work hard to get the most for our clients, be it through a traditional Planning Application or through Permitted Development we can help you make your dreams a reality.

patrick

7 years ago

Planning Application Approval.

Approved Planning Application for an expansive County home.

Planning Application Approval.

We have obtained Planning Application Approval from the Hampshire County Council for this residential extension which includes a new detached heated garage, two storey rear extension and a new indoor swimming pool connected via a contemporary glass link. The scheme creates the opportunity to bring this lovely Expansive home.

The design is centred on making the rear of the house becoming more connected to the garden and the new swimming pool. A large open plan living area with double height living space will ensure that future generations of this historic home will enjoy this house.

These sensitive adaptations where seen favourably by Hampshire County Council and although the extension will see an increase of approx. 50% additional floor space the planning application approval was granted with no additional planning conditions.

Landscape Design.

A significant landscaping scheme to the front and rear provides private and shared pockets of space from the main house and the swimming pool. Ensuring that the design of the landscape and the home flow from inside and outside. The site has some noticeable level changes and these have been adapted within the landscape and between the existing home and the new swimming pool. Thus creating some interesting steps and built in seating.

Heated garage for luxury cars.

A new heated garage for the clients dream garage, which includes Ferrari’s, Porsche’s and Audi’s required a new detached garage with a heated floor, high levels of insulation to ensure that these high end cars where maintained in an optimum environment.

Indoor swimming pool.

The indoor swimming pool saw a new contemporary addition to the home with a pitched tiled roof with a large expanse of glass. This ensures that the interior is flooded with daylight and whilst swimming you are still connected to the exterior. This indoor swimming pool comes with its own contemporary shower area, separate toilet and changing area and enclosed plant room.

patrick

7 years ago

Contemporary Extension to a Victorian House

Contemporary Extension to a Victorian Lodge House.

Planning Permission for a new contemporary extension to a Victorian Lodge House.

A subservient contemporary house extension.

This subservient house extension will provide a juxtaposition to this historic Victorian Lodge house. The use of traditional building methods and materials combined with a modern architecture approach provides an important addition to this historic building. The architecture scheme will provide both inclusive living dining and kitchen with separate utility, office and living areas.

A Planning Permission for a Contemporary Extension to a Victorian House

Fingerprintstudios architects has submitted a Full Planning Application for a new house extension with Hampshire County Council. This Planning Permission for a Contemporary Extension to a Victorian House has been submitted for this existing lodge house in Kingsworthy near Winchester. This planning application applies for a new extension to increase the living space to meet the demands of modern living.

Double height space and vaulted ceilings.

This modern extension incorporates a double height space with vaulted ceilings to create a stunning piece of architecture and interior design. A clever steel frame creates the clear vaulted ceilings and the opportunity for full height glass and bi-folding doors. These bi-folding doors will connect to a new landscaped terrace and brickwork retaining wall. The new terrace provides an extension of the internal living space.

Open plan living and finding the additional bedroom.

The design centres on an open plan living idea connected to the garden. It forms the backbone to the design providing much needed living space for a growing family. A review of the existing floor plan renews the space layout to find an additional fourth bedroom acting as the master bedroom with its own ensuite. In all this Planning Permission for a Contemporary Extension to a Victorian House will maximise the space and proving functional space for a growing family.

patrick

8 years ago

Contemporary 1970’s House Extension

House Extension to a 1970’s Dwelling.

Contemporary 1970’s House Extension to an existing 1070’s dwelling.

House extension feasibility study.

Fingerprintstudios have been commissioned to provide a feasibility to an existing 1970’s dwelling in Portsmouth Hampshire. Two architectural feasibility studies have been produced to review the ideal arrangement for a growing family. The clients are looking for a contemporary house extension to provide a striking piece of architecture to the bland 1970’s existing building. The feasibility looks at maximising the buildings footprint in a challenging terrace situation. This house extension feasibility provides the client with two options as well as much needed professional Architects advice including planning, land and contract law, explores budget constraints and reviews the house in a holistic manner. Fingerprintstudios Architects can provide professional Architects and construction advice.

Rights to light and privacy.

As the property is an terrace dwelling consideration to rights to light and privacy must be given to ensure that no detriment to the neighbouring properties occurs. A low level single storey with a gull wing roof will maximise the internal ceiling height and building volume whilst ultimately keeping a low key building. New roof lights and a metal standing seam roof will provide the elements of delight for this piece of architecture.

Single Storey House extension.

This single storey house extension will provide much needed additional living accommodation for a growing family. It will allow for a major internal refurbishment and fit out. This house extension will allow existing living and kitchen areas to be reconfigured to provide a layout more suited to modern standards of living as well as catering for a growing family. It is important to the client to ensure that the garden is an extension of the living and kitchen areas as well as ensuring that the children can be watched at all times from the ground floor area. This house extension in Portsmouth will provide much needed single storey living accommodation.

patrick

8 years ago

Victorian contemporary house extension in Winchester

Victorian House Extension in Winchester

A contemporary house extension to a Victorian home in Winchester. A modern extension using traditional building methods to create an ingenious extension.

A Victorian Lodge House Contemporary House Extension.

This striking detached former Victorian gate house has, in former years, served one of Kings Worthy’s most substantial period Victorian manor home. Today it is a splendid family home but in need of additional living space to meet the demands of modern living. The client is hoping to extend this home with magnificent accommodation, cleverly extended using in keeping materials but used in an inventive and clever way. The extension will provide a space that will enjoy increased amount of space and natural light. The architectural design centres around a spacious kitchen/dining room which opens into a large sitting room with double height living space created with a vaulted ceilings creating a real feeling of space.

Traditional materials used in an inventive manner to create a Victorian contemporary house extension

The house extension architecture feasibility study looks to create an in keeping house extension to create a contemporary house extension. Matching brickwork combined with full height glazing a feature overhang and double height vaulted ceilings create a lovely addition to this historic Victorian building. A subtle drop in height creating a subservient extension to the existing Victorian house.

Contemporary house extension to meet the demands of modern living.

The Victorian contemporary house extension will create an important addition to this family home. It will provide an open plan living dining and kitchen area, with a separate utility room. A new office and a dedicated living room connected to the garden will create a functional and joyous place to live.

Stylise Interior Design.

As part of the refurbishment two new roof lights and a review of the existing roof to vault the ceiling and exposing some of the original brickwork internally will add simple touches that will support the new architecture.

patrick

8 years ago

18th Century Dwelling Extension Feasibility

18th Century Dwelling Extension Feasibility.

Flint built house extension with modern comforts.

New architects feasibility study.

Fingerprintstudios Architects have been commissioned to provide a feasibility study to design a low energy extension to an 18th Century Dwelling. The client wishes to have a modern 21st century energy efficient extension that allows for all modern comforts whilst enhancing and adding to the character of the existing building. We are using traditional flintwork and redbrick wall construction with a working oak frame to create a contemporary addition to this historic dwelling.

Oak frame construction and flint work construction.

We are proud to bring you a taster of the proposal for the dwelling which uses a traditional oak frame, flint stone work and modern construction methods to create a striking piece of architecture. The oak frame construction uses traditional construction and joinery methods but used in a modern way by creating a two storey double height living space. A feature brickwork chimney adds to the striking piece of architecture. The flint work will merge into the existing 18th century dwelling providing an addition to the wealth of character that the building all ready has.

Modern technology and reduced heating bills.

The new extension will use traditional construction methods but using new modern methods to improve the air tightness and insulation values providing a lovely habitable place to live without the addition of high energy bill prices found in historic buildings. This extension will have all the character without the expense of heating an old property. The use of PIR insulation, air tightness membranes, internal wet plaster, solar heat gains and thermal mass will all assist in providing a lovely loving space for this 18th Century Dwelling Extension Feasibility.

New contemporary living and kitchen space.

A new contemporary kitchen, living and dining space on the ground floor and a new master bedroom with living area and en-suite bathroom with all the modern features, will provide a welcomed house extension. This home extension will provide new accommodation and the design will be a welcomed addition to the existing building.

patrick

8 years ago