NETHERWAY,
ST ALBANS
PROJECT
Client: Private Homeowner
Location: Netherway, St Albans
Project Type: Double-storey rear & side extensions, loft conversion, full refurbishment​
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.
PROJECT
HIGHLIGHTS
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Double-height bespoke open staircase
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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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Quarried slate cladding to bay window reveals
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Zinc-clad dormer with standing seam finish
CHALLENGES & OUR SOLUTION
While the initial architectural plans provided a solid foundation, the client was keen to explore ways to enhance the spatial flow and bring a greater sense of character to the final design
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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.
The Scarbo team led by Charley & Lee are a highly professional, competent, trustworthy and likeable outfit. They’re also a family run business which we really liked.. They maintained great communication and focus all the way through our extensive renovation project, which was finished on time and to an excellent standard. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.
- Mr & Mrs D
SUMMARY
This huge transformation is a testament to our ability to elevate a project beyond standard architectural vision. From complex groundwork on a sloped site to intelligent design revisions that enhanced flow and light, the result is a truly modern, striking family home with so much character — a seamless collaboration between builder and design-savvy client.
