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  Traditional Home Design: Self Build Home in Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire by PD Architecture. For this week’s #TBT post we are taking you back to 2009. This self-build home site was located in the centre of a conservation area, and opposite the village church. So, a sensitive design approach was essential for this building project to be successful. Our designs were therefore deliberately targeted towards providing a sympathetic aesthetic to match in with the traditional buildings surrounding the site and to meet the demands of the planning office. The  building plans provided for a five bedroomed self-build family property. The architectural detailing to create a traditional look for the property included  a pan-tile roof with plain tiles to the eaves, (a typical traditional detail in Newark on Trent), a brick chimney, a feature porch and timber windows and doors, along with brick detailing and corbelling to suit the locality.   The traditional look was complimented by the steppi

  ON THE DRAWING BOARD: Nottingham Single Storey Extension: New initial sketch designs for a small single storey rear extension and landscaping works in Nottingham. The single storey extension will create a new garden room, with green roof and corner bi-fold doors the standout new features along with the wheelchair accessible design.  Likewise the landscaping design includes for a wheelchair accessible terrace, (level with the finished floor level of the extension) and also includes for a ramp down to the garden level. Significantly making all areas of the home accessible.  Additionally, built in seating will provide a comfortable seating position at the garden room table – overlooking the newly landscaped garden, whilst the terrace also has built in outside seating area to allow for entertaining inside and outside.  (Being in the UK, weather depending of course). More on our blog at Nottingham Single Storey Extension …or find out more about our Architectural Design Services .

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IN LEICESTER: Architectural Design in Leicester. A bespoke new home at Burrough-on-the-Hill, Melton Mowbray.   A #ThrowBackThursday post brought to you from 2018.   A back land development scheme that started life as an existing large detached double garage, workshop and plant room (for the outside swimming pool). We drew up the proposals for the existing building to be converted and extended, and the swimming pool to be filled in to enable the creation of this bespoke new family home.   Converting the existing building and extending the property allowed for an extremely cost effective build project that permitted the owners to use additional funds in providing a high specification finish throughout.    The land title was split to form two separate addresses.  The original home, (already benefitting from a separate garage of its own), was separated from the land with the workshop, plant room, swimming pool and additional garage forming a new plot to the rear of t