Progress on Site - Downs Cottages

Works are progressing on the renovation of 4 Downs Cottages, a three storey traditional Cotswold cottage in Frampton Mansell, near Cirencester and Stroud.

The remodel will renovate the property throughout, including a new open plan kitchen / dining space, together with a living room, two bedrooms, bathroom, cloakroom and utility. A new traditional dormer will provide much needed daylight to the bedrooms, accompanied by a Conservation style rooflight. The works will restore the former worker's cottage to provide a comfortable new family home.

Planning Permission Granted - France Cottage, Chalford

Planning permission has been granted for an extension to a Grade-II Listed traditional Cotswold cottage in the Chalford Conservation Area, Stroud.

Pre-Application consultation with the Local Authority Conservation Officer helped to develop the design of the extension, carefully positioned to the rear of the house and largely screened from view.

The new extension will add essential living space to the cottage, to support multi generational living, providing two new bedrooms and an ensuite. Timber cladding and a natural zinc roof contrast the original stone of the cottage. As natural materials they will weather and soften in appearance to complement the Cotswold stone of the cottage. A feature bay window also provides an elevated view across the Golden Valley to the south. Solar panels are concealed within the valley of the property, providing electricity to the cottage.

Progress on Site - Heath Cottage, Amberley

Works are progressing on site with the full remodel of Heath Cottage in Amberley, Stroud. The original Cotswold cottage is restored and extended to create a double gabled Cotswold property.

A feature zinc roof covers the single storey extension, which has a trapezoidal roof with an accompanying rooflight to bring natural daylight into the new kitchen / dining space. The two Cotswold stone gables are joined by a glazed link which creates the corridor at first floor. Hidden on the flat roof another rooflight draws daylight deep into the centre of the property. 

Planning Permission Granted - Dorval House, Sapperton, Cirencester

Planning Permission has been granted for a substantial extension to Dorval House, Sapperton, near Cirencester, to provide a stunning new gallery and entrance hall. The design also includes carefully considered alterations to the existing property to provide a new utility, larder and cloakroom, together with a feature glazed corner to enjoy the picturesque views across the Golden Valley.

Dorval House is set within a secluded and stunning location to the north of Sapperton. The new extension combines natural Cotswold stone and slates, a feature bay window, and natural metal seamed roof to provide a double height living space with ridge rooflights adding daylight from above. The design is carefully formed to the rear of the property preserving the balance and proportions of the original house which dates from 1818. The extension is sympathetic to the original house while also offering a new and different type of living space which connects to the surrounding natural landscape. In this way our design sensitivity balances old and new, providing a living space filled with natural daylight to complement the more cosy and intimate spaces within the original house.

Planning Permission Granted - Pen House, Box

Planning permission has been granted to provide a new feature single storey storey extension to a traditional Cotswold cottage within the Box Conservation Area, which borders Minchinhampton Common.

The extension will replace an existing conservatory and provide a modern interpretation of a Cotswold Orangery. A glazed corner opens the new garden room to the southern views across Nailsworth. Stone and timber combine with a green roof to provide a design which is sympathetic to the original house.

A number of internal alterations improve the flow through to the house, connecting the property with the garden and the views beyond.