About the Property (Before)
The property had a concrete tiled roof (with Redland Delta). The external walls were white painted rendered concrete block with a “dela-slate” stone feature panel & matching chimney. The windows were white pvc, presumed to be replacements of original timber. It was presumed that the property was built in the 1960’s, it being a typical design of that era.
It was perhaps unusual in that whilst the main part of the building is a simple 2 storey rectangular box, the front two thirds of the south west elevation project forward to form a single storey “lean-to” with the remaining one third projected forward to form a flat roofed extension providing a balcony at first floor level. This resulted in the peculiar situation whereby the bulk of the first floor accommodation had not been positioned to take advantage of the views available over Restronguet Creek to the south-west.
The alterations were predominantly:
To provide a master bedroom with an en-suite bathroom and dressing room to the south-west elevation at first floor level to take advantage of the views available over Restronguet Creek.
The proposed master bedroom and adjacent dressing room were proposed to be formed with 2 side-by-side forward projecting gables with pitches equal to that of the existing roof. To minimize the imposed load on the existing structure, it was proposed that these be at least partly of timber framed construction with a fibre cement cladding.
The result has not only provided the Client with additional accommodation that takes advantage of the views over Restronguet Creek, but also provides a more imposing façade on the approach to the dwelling.
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