BAGLEY WOOD

Extension & Retrofit

Completed

A detached sixties house surrounded by woodland on the edge of Oxford, Bagley Wood was an ugly duckling with huge potential.

Working with the existing fabric as far as possible to minimise the amount of construction and waste, the design utilises existing openings of the original house, altering sizes and proportions, before over-cladding with a layer of insulation and combination of European Larch and Cedar Shingles, transforming its appearance. The new extension, housing a kitchen/living space and master bedroom, shares the material palette and opens up a previously unexplored relationship between the living spaces and the adjacent woodland. Floor to ceiling glazing in the new kitchen brings the woods into everyday life.

This project began life at Charlie Luxton Design.

Photography: Ed RS Aves