Sympathetic London Home Extension House Plans

Debbie Jeffery
by Debbie Jeffery
22nd January 2025

“We’d never tackled any kind of building work before buying this house, so taking on such a major renovation was daunting, but we were convinced of the potential to create something special,” says Krystelle Floyd-Wass, who purchased a run-down detached 1930s house in 2020 with her husband, Ed.

At first sight, the mock Tudor four-bedroom property was less than inspiring. Damp and unloved, with single glazing, no heating and a broken toilet, the house had ancient wiring and a bouncy living room floor supported by timber joists that were rotting away.

Sympathetic London Home Extension House Plans

The couple engaged YellowDoor Architecture to help them develop a scheme that would suit their lifestyle and design preferences. Originally, the couple had not planned to extend, and were thinking of simply knocking through between the existing kitchen and the small neighbouring dining room to the rear, but before tendering to builders, they changed their minds and spoke to the practice about further enlarging the kitchen by building out into the garden.

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Sympathetic London Home Extension House Plans
The final result is a sympathetic addition that seamlessly blends with the original house, featuring a rendered exterior and heritage-style glazed doors. The kitchen is now the most well-used space in the house, and features yellow-painted structural steel beams, which make a bold statement.

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