CONSERVATORY

Hampstead, London

The original house sits alongside many listed Edwardian properties set in an important conservation area in an enclave of Hampstead in London. It is always difficult to extend a building which is more than one hundred years old in a manner which is both sensitive to the original form and at the same time, suitable to modern tastes and living styles. The approach in this instance was to go for a complete contrast with a two-storey, air-conditioned, glass conservatory which is predominantly constructed using glass beams, columns and partly, the floors. The design has not yet been tested with the local planning authority, although a similar structure has been granted permission in another, equally sensitive, part of Hampstead (see offices - Hampstead in Completed Projects).