Higham House
Lenzie
2006
7 month traditional contract ·
A young family living in an Edwardian cottage within a conservation area required a new kitchen, utility, dining, study, bedroom and bathroom with a more direct link to the rear garden. The solution involved a new spatial sequence from the existing hall down to a new open kitchen at garden level with an elliptical dining space. Utilitarian accommodation is discreetly located within the existing building shell by a new split level arrangement. Clear skylight floods in through a fully glazed ridge and a circular roof light above the ellipse; a corner sliding screen allows softer light reflected from the greenery outside and small windows give glimpses of greenery from unexpected positions. Given the modest footprint and its external simplicity, the result is an Alladin’s cave of nooks and crannies of surprising light, spatial experiences.
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