Lindisfarne Modernist

A large 1960s waterfront home and pottery studio had raised several generations of Jana's family, so when she and Ben got a chance to complete the unfinished areas it was important to do so with care.  

Designed and built by artist owners, the home was full of stunning details like the suspended staircase and enormous sliding doors that were inspired by careful study of 1950s modernism with a creative eye.

While respecting the modernist elegance of the home, our task was to modernise kitchens and bathrooms, fix the flaws, lift the cold building from a 1 to 6 star energy rating, and convert the downstairs workrooms into a separable flat.

The kitchen was opened to the dining room and the icy basement was super-insulated to become cosy new rooms, but we kept a light touch and let the builder’s skills shine.

Extensive asbestos removal and complete upgrades to roofing,insulation, windows, flooring, and services are all barely visible when comparing the old and new.
The existing kitchen joinery was carefully restored and realigned, and matched sympathetically.
Timbers, tiles, doors, and fittings found in the basement were used in the new works.

The owners put a lot of loving effort into considerate material selections to match the builder’s care, completing this vision for a home that started 60 years ago.

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