Station Road Extensions

Station Road Extensions 

Delve Architects

Station Road Extensions
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DESIGN TEAM
Delve Architects

MANUFACTURERS
Cab Workshop, Claybrooks, Ketley Tiles, Viroc

CONTRACT
Jct Minor Works

CONTRACTOR
Artifex

INTERIORS
Delve

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Vesta Structures

PHOTOGRAPHS
Fred Howarth

AREA
108 M²

YEAR
2023

LOCATION
Godalming, United Kingdom

CATEGORY
Housing, Extension

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English description provided by architect.

Delve Architects have completed a two-storey rear/side extension across two semi-detached cottages on the same site for £500k combined.

In Godalming, Surrey two neighbours Tom & Claire and Anushka & Toby were looking to extend and improve their semi-detached homes.

Station Road Extensions
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Station Road Extensions
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With Tom & Claire initially appointing an architect the couple recommended Delve Architects as Director Ed Martin was local to the town and has already navigated planning to renovate his own home, the award-winning Woodthorpe Stables.

Rather than separate planning applications which would not have been successful due to right of light issues, the collaboration allowed Delve Architects to receive planning through this joint application.

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Station Road Extensions
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The projects were run side by side but other than the rear projection needing to be matched on either side of the party wall each couple was able to work with Delve to design their own vision.

To one side, Number 5 a timeless, classic kitchen living area was created with oak beams, a shaker-style kitchen, and green/grey crittal steel doors and windows.

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Station Road Extensions
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On the other, Number 6, a contemporary timber framed extension was expressed alongside large areas of fixed glazing and eco-friendly red viroc cladding panels.

Working with CAB Workshop a timber frame build and bespoke doors/windows were built in red grandis, a sustainably sourced timber in the UK.

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Station Road Extensions
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The results are two distinct but equally high-quality homes, with dark cramped kitchen spaces replaced with light and timber-filled spaces and important features like additional bedroom spaces have been created for each young family to grow into.

Having found winters in the old cottages to be leaky and cold in winter, improved insulation, EPC ratings, and cheaper bills were another success of the build.

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Station Road Extensions
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Station Road Extensions
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This was done by Delve constructing the two-storey extension using timber frame allowing a high level of air tightness and insulation across the two-storey rear outrigger.

Another achievement for sustainability and circular design, all brickwork was saved during demolition for re-use, weaving the old cottage back into this new extension.

Ed Martin Director Delve Architects: It's a rare opportunity to deliver two extensions on one site at the same time so it was exciting to design these homes together.

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Station Road Extensions
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Station Road Extensions
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We like to think that each homeowner had similar requirements for what needed changing but each home, like the owners, has its own distinct personality.

Anushka & Toby, No 6: As two growing families we had our hearts set on a two-storey extension but were concerned that planning wouldn't allow us that.

By working together with our neighbours and with Ed & Delve it's been a huge success and we love how well these two homes have turned out.

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Station Road Extensions
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Station Road Extensions
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Station Road Extensions
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Front Elevation - Proposed
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Side Elevation - Proposed
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Rear Elevation - Proposed
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Section - Proposed


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Roof Plan - Existing
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Roof Plan - Proposed
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Ground Floor Plan - Existing
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1st Floor Plan - Proposed
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