Tullimaar, Kingsdown, Box, Wiltshire

Oak-framed extension to Tullimaar
Client: Private
Project Value: Withheld

SR Architects secured planning consent for the design of a new, 65m2 oak-framed family room extension and lower-level home office extension to a 1950’s bungalow located in a position above the Box Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to the east of Bath.

The clients wished to provide a larger gathering and family area whilst maximizing views across the Box Valley and westward toward Bath.  They were also keen to utilize green oak framing and timber cladding to fit in with the wooded edge of the surrounding area.

In a simple gesture, the roofline and length of the bungalow have been extended westward creating a large, open volume extending internally up to the inside of the roof with a long expanse of full-height windows opening the views to the north across the valley.  This volume has afforded the insertion of a mezzanine gallery at one end that creates an elevated space removed from the main flow of the room.  The floor of the gallery has then been punched through the end wall to extend its area and to create a projecting window bay that garners the distant views of Bath.  With the oak framing expressed internally, the scale of the large space has been rationalized and given warmth.  Underfloor heating coupled with high levels of insulation have been incorporated to maintain the comfort level of the space in as efficient a manner as possible.

Currently under construction, completion of this project is expected in early 2010.