Director, Joanna Pullan, was Architectural Lead for the redevelopment of this Victorian Villa.

 

When the current owners purchased Birchholme, it had formerly been a care home and had fallen into a state of severe disrepair having stood empty for 8 years.

 

Proposals were developed to make the house suitable for modern family living. This included the demolition of a single storey recent addition and replacement with a traditional style orangery to create a family living kitchen area. 

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Further proposals included a 40m basement pool extension which woudl open out entirely to the garden. This would have pool, gym, sauna and spa facilities in addition to a garden living space. 

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Significant works were carried out internally to redevelop the derelict floors into 8 bedrooms and modern bathrooms. 

Joanna proposed that the first floor was removed from one of the ground floor rooms which was dark and oppressive; this created a wonderfully bright double height library space with floor to ceiling book shelves. 

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