Solution
If you do have a space on a small plot to build, it can provide you with a very healthy return on investment. Getting planning permission for a separate house on a small garden plot, though, isn’t always easy. We knew that we had to make the most efficient possible use of the available space and create design solutions to ensure a high quality of living for future residents as well as a high ROI for our client.
Because we were designing a new separate house on a small plot which is in the garden of an existing home, we had to provide sufficient space for comfortable living without creating a tall structure. So instead of building up, we built down. We created a basement with three bedrooms: one master bedroom with a walk-in wardrobe and an en-suite, one double bedroom and one single bedroom. We also included a utility room and bathroom, easily accessible from all areas.
For the basement, we needed to ensure extensive natural daylight for the bedrooms so we hired a sunlight consultant whose expertise made a key contribution to the final design. The ground-level open-plan kitchen-dining-living space has front-facing windows to provide light-filled views.
By overcoming the limitations of a site that is small for this kind of project and spotting innumerable opportunities, we created an exceptionally high quality, luxurious home, which meant maximum ROI and increased property value for our clients, and a great place for a family to live.