Large residential extension in Barnet, North London. This project involved the need for an architectural design of contemporary rear extension that is linked into a garage conversion involving major alterations. Click on the site visit reports for more photos of the progress on this job.
- Site Visit 3
Rear elevation showing progress of works to the new roof over the converted garage, which has now been finished in a matching tile to blend in with the existing roof to the converted outbuilding.
View looking down the passageway of the new annex. The floor slab has been levelled and poured. The floor slab is now ready to receive insulation and underfloor heating pipework.
Looking into the converted garage area from the converted outbuilding. The timber studwork in position is to form a new accessible bathroom. The timber stud wall is also providing support to the new timber roof structure.
Looking into the converted garage, the new bedroom. The new roof is in place and insulation at rafter level has commenced.
- Site Visit 2
Rear elevation showing progression of the brickwork to the ground floor extension.
Works to the garage conversion are in progress.
View across stepped rear elevation to the ground floor extension. The cavity wall to ceiling level has been completed.
Detail of the cavity wall from DPC level.
View looking down the passage of the new annex connection junction between the existing dwelling and the modified outbuilding and garage.
New structural opening to facilitate an internal door.
Works to the roof of the converted garage have commenced, to create a new bedroom with ensuite.
View across new roof over converted garage. The boundary wall is shared with the neighbour, as the garage structure is joined to a garage on the neighbouring plots. The boundary wall has been raised as part of these works to facilitate the new raised roof, forming a parapet to enable adequate waterproofing to the roof of the neighbouring garage. All works at this junction are in accordance with the party wall agreement established on this development.
- Site Visit 1
Rear elevation. Ground works have progressed with the excavation and filling of foundations. Brickwork has commenced to the ground floor extension.
Existing outbuilding is being opened up to receive the new link to the existing dwelling through the new rear extension. The works to the cavity wall are at various stages on this view, with part of the wall just taken to DPC level.
View across new sliding door to the rear extension. DPC can be seen at door threshold.
Detail of cavity wall built up at corner junction. Concrete block has been used below ground level, on the outer leaf engineering brick has been used from 150mm below ground level up to DPC level, and then matching facing brickwork is used from DPC level upwards.
On site checking of brick course levels.
View from the new annex looking back onto the rear of the dwelling.
Looking to the rear from the passageway of the new annex, along the new beam to the converted outbuilding.
View looking across the new rear living room.
Level changes to the converted garage. Hoarding and strutting in place for the new reinforced retaining walls, which have just been poured. Original roof is still in place to provide cover over the ground works at this stage.
New retaining wall behind position of new staircase.
