The Hideaway

Surrounded on all sides, due to the low nature of boundary fence lines ‘Hideaway’s’ garden has uninterrupted light for 70% of the day. This makes this garden of high value to the current owners' love and appreciation of gardening. The design makes a hidden contemporary gable box-windowed extension with skin that extends these two simple forms - coherent materials detailed to accord with a subtle and familiar piece of architecture.

photo_credit Lorenzo Zandri — Lorenzo Zandri

A new side extension to provide large kitchen & living space with existing kitchen within the building becoming a separate dining room and ground floor shower room.Redesign the hallway & staircase to give a more efficient use of space above and below.Create more open views and better connection with the extensive garden space around the property.Allow as much light as possible into the new rooms.

John works as Chief Executive of a Community sector charity and Steve is a Public Speaking Coach and past journalist for the BBC for 15 years.
They met in 2002 in Shoreditch, East London where they both lived before deciding to move to Brighton. They were looking for a property with outside space and after spending a weekend here and getting the ‘right vibe’, they decided Brighton was the place to settle. They started renting The Hideaway as a brand new cottage and the landlord decided to sell, they then bought it in 2004 after a year of living in it.

Creating a highly bespoke and contemporary extension to a relatively new property in a conservation area. Working in a tight end of mews property. Construction during a pandemic. Retaining high quality details on a tight budget.Developing bespoke window & blind solutions to such expansive glazing.