Calm confident home that is personal and practical
Woodville Road is a thoughtful reinvention of a detached Edwardian home in Bexhill-on-Sea. The original layout was charming but fractured — a small, separate kitchen, poor garden connection, and a series of underused rooms that didn’t reflect the family’s lifestyle.
We reimagined the ground floor as a series of generous, flowing spaces. A zinc-clad rear extension now anchors a warm and sociable kitchen-diner, designed to feel as much like a garden room as a place to cook. A rooflight above the dining area draws natural light deep into the plan, while wide-format glazing opens fully onto the garden.
Inside, a new larder wall, built-in bench seating and reworked layout support the rhythms of family life. Natural materials and a soft, characterful palette create warmth without fuss a quiet contrast to the previous compartmentalised plan. The result is a calm, confident home that feels both practical and personal.
This was a project full of promise and one of those rare times when every move made things better. From the materials to the light to the way the space now flows, it’s a house that’s come into its own.
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Type
Private residential
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Scope
Internal refurbishment
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Location
Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex,
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Client
Jo and Brian
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Services
Discovery, Design, Detail, Delivery
We LOVE our newly designed home. All thanks to the architects. They were a delight to work with, patient with all our requests and professional throughout.”
Jo and Brian
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Every home we build is a response to a specific life and a specific landscape or context. If this project has inspired you, let’s discuss how we can bring the same level of craft, clarity, and character to your vision.