WINDMILL WAY,
TRING
PROJECT
Client: Private Homeowner
Location: Chiswell Green, St Albans
Project Type: Double-storey rear & side extensions, loft conversion, full refurbishment​
Project Value: £500,000
Duration: 30 weeks
CLIENT BRIEF
The client, with a strong background in interior design, approached Scarbo Design & Build with a clear ambition: to create a bright, open-plan, modern family home with architectural impact and high-end finishes. While initial architectural plans had already been drawn, the client felt they lacked the ‘wow’ factor and spatial elegance they envisioned.
PROJECT
HIGHLIGHTS
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Double-height open staircase with handmade timber feature door
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Full ground floor underfloor heating
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Crittall-style doors and attic-level glazed feature windows
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Bespoke timber staircase and attic flooring
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Quarried slate cladding to bay window reveals
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Zinc-clad dormer with standing seam finish
Beyond delivering a full structural transformation, our team made strategic design interventions to elevate the project. Our Director proposed a key layout change: relocating the ground floor WC to the front of the house, unlocking the ability to install a double-height entrance with an open staircase. This dramatically improved the sense of space, light and arrival.
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Our in-house team quickly turned around technical drawings that were reviewed and signed off by both the structural engineer and building control, allowing us to proceed without delay.