Building Control Services AI

This large detached property on the main road deserved a much needed redesign. The front elevation is now double fronted and much more eye catching if we do say so ourselves! This is a lovely big project encompassing a loft conversion, rear extension and entrance reinvigoration. 

# Brief
The brief for our clients included a full ground floor reconfiguration, first floor re-jig and loft conversion. It was essential we created flow through the spaces, and included play rooms for the kids and a classy quiet space for the parents that can adapt as the family grows. 

The brief for the extended kitchen for this family home included a connection to the outdoor patio for outdoor dining and a large kitchen island for gathering. 

![Walkin site photo](//images.ctfassets.net/m89aihghrib4/5Dqmyf0esFXm68e5soeC0z/8fb5213c6bd27caa3471860f159a300f/for_website.jpg) Existing Site Photo
# Concept
Our resulting design for the family brings together their need for light and a connection with the outdoors. Architecturally, the crown roof makes the kitchen/dining space feel large and open with several rooflights flooding the space with light. The sliding doors open up to a patio area right next to the kitchen, essential for those summer BBQ's and family dining outside. 

The loft utilises a Juliet balcony making the Master bedroom feel like it opens right up to the outside. The ensuite and office space uses rooflights to keep the spaces light but maintain privacy. We worked with the clients to design open treads on the stairs to the loft, this means light can travel down from the loft to the darker staircase below. 

![245](//images.ctfassets.net/m89aihghrib4/3n2YNj1HEWClG4JG93D0e2/4eece8ccbaf78e56aa534ab16563a12b/245.jpg)Ground Floor Plan

# Challenges
Our clients highly value symmetry and balance in Elevation. This was a fun challenge to get right architecturally as the existing building was not symmetrical. We recessed a portion of the utility and kitchen back, then used lovely vaulted roofs and materiality to showcase the 2 dominant spaces of the kitchen island and living room to create balance visually. This meant the dining space softly bridged the gap resulting in a harmonious design the clients were very happy with.  

# VR
See below for the VR experience we created for our clients! This helps our clients really visualise what their new home looks like, it also helps our clients make further decisions with kitchen design and overall finishes. See more about our VR and design process in our [Stage 1](https://method.studio/process) guide.

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Great Baddow

This new build project was for one of our developer clients who needed to gain planning on a tight plot of land. With our familiarity of the local authority and understanding of how to gain planning approval on a site like this, we were able to gain approvals and navigate the complexities raised. This simple but effective four bedroom house sits neatly alongside the original detached property and captures some of the redundant frontage and excess rear garden to form a very pleasant family home for resale.

# Brief
Plots and sites come in all shapes and sizes, as was the case with this project where a developer had seen the potential in an existing property with a piece of land to the side. 

Our team were briefed with the task of creating a good sized home, with design elements that complimented the existing house next door and designing a home that was technically simple enough for a developer to build with their expected quality finish. 

# Concept
Lifestyles have changed a lot over time, making many affordable homes hard to bend to the uses most families need from them. Our focus for this property was that it would be fit for a family in 2020, not 1920. Fitting open plan living within a modest footprint and an affordable price. 

Large areas of glazing connect the home to the garden space and drawing daylight deep into the plan, so that rooms are light and comfortable. 

Being a new build property our design could encompass hints to traditional style and build, but ensure it will not just work well with the past, but serve its function long into the future. 

![174 0](//images.ctfassets.net/m89aihghrib4/1XOKSY9jcatk9qQq8kcmnS/1d6f1b1b3afd026e3c5d719fdcfb208f/174_0.jpg)Ground Floor Plan

![174 1](//images.ctfassets.net/m89aihghrib4/qK5HEnBXmpc91rkXBzyGn/3945132d554d9a3462eb7f473a49204e/174_1.jpg)First Floor Plan

# Challenges
Designing for a family that has not yet found their dream home can be difficult, but as a team we draw on years of experience knowing the needs of modern families. We are able to tie this into the needs of a developer creating new homes for communities that need them. 

For this project we created a Design and Access Statement (DAS) which was submitted with planning. This shows a more detailed strategy and design concept for planning. It also shows strengths and connections between our design and the surrounding context. 

# VR
See below for the VR experience we created for our clients! This helps our clients really visualise what their new home looks like, it also helps our clients make further decisions with Kitchen design and overall finishes. See more about our VR and design process in our [Stage 1](https://method.studio/process) guide. 

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CK Development

We have worked with Building Control Services AI on a number of our jobs. They undertake projects throughout London and the Home Counties and are licensed through the Construction Industry Council to act as Approved Inspectors. They ensure a consistently high standard of work and aim to operate in a structured way to give their clients the very best service.