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Toni Moses Design Victorian House Cambridge

Victorian House

Cambridge

Our clients approached us to look at ways to reconfigure and improve the flow of spaces in their existing home. They felt the existing ground floor didn’t provide an inviting family living space; the kitchen in particular was a long thin space dominated by an Aga, which also blocked the view to their garden from the kitchen. Their brief was to convert a period home fit for modern living without losing the character and to upgrade as many thermal elements as possible to create a sustainable, energy efficient home.

The formal living room spaces on the front did not provide a relaxing, welcoming feel because of the proximity of the road with no view to the rear garden from these rooms. There were a couple of outbuildings that were poorly connected to the house and contributed to the ‘bitty’ feel as you moved through the house. The utility and typical back of house spaces did not provide sufficient storage and were not in the right place.

Their requirement was for a large kitchen dining living space that connected the house to the garden and incorporated the outbuildings as playroom/teenage space for their family. The existing hall was narrow and cramped with the stair case dominating; by moving the stair into the now opened up kitchen, the hall is more generous and has the benefit of light and a view through to the rear garden through the full height glazed opening at the opposite end of the entrance.

We opened up the rear external wall and extended the space to the side of this to create the new dining kitchen space, which allowed us to connect the outbuildings into functional spaces and overall facilitated a living space connected to the garden filled with natural light throughout the day.

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Toni helped transform an impractical Victorian property into a modern family home. She managed to effortlessly balance the integration of outbuildings with the existing period house. We particularly love the new staircase which creates lovely light patterns and allows views through to the garden. The level of detail across the build is exceptional. It's as if the house was always meant to be like this!
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Toni's calm and reassuring manner is just what's needed when a project becomes challenging or unexpected problems occur. We've had numerous compliments from neighbours who say they're glad to see the house back to its former glory. We would have no hesitation in working with Toni again or recommending her services.
Home owner
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