House on a Hill
Liverpool
Services
- Architecture
- Interiors
- Landscape
Team
- Client: Private
- Contractor: Mike Carr Construction and VIPs Ltd (Construction)
- Structures: Elliot Bond Consulting
Area
- X sqm
Cost
- £130,000
Project Overview
Situated on Mossley Hill, the existing semi detached property benefitted from views over south Liverpool. It has been unusually converted with a new porch with glazed roof, rear copper extension with stepped interior and a copper roof conversion which utilises the roof pitch and chimneys within numerous spaces.
The front garden features stepping stones, pebbles, planting and Japanese acer trees. Siberian Larch cladding is used for the garage doors and to create a modern porch volume which is top lit by a glass roof. The same cladding forms an angled shed to the rear with a covered area adjacent to the external dining area.
As the property is situated on a hill, internal steps mediate between the front portion of the house and the garden. The steps form a trunk and bench for the dining area. A new kitchen, dining room, downstairs WC and utility comprise the rear and side extension. A terrazzo floor and dark marble worktops add texture and colour to the kitchen together with whitewashed maple doors. A bespoke steel island acts as a dresser and servery. Sepele doors and windows link the inside and outside.
The adjoining rear room is a play room and lounge, featuring a storage solution and a play house to compliment the kitchen. The front room works with existing features such as the bay window and timber floors to create a cosy environment with a bespoke bi folding rattan and plywood screen together with rattan lights, fireplace and a coloured ceiling.
A new stringerless pine staircase links the first and second floors. The rooftop Japanese inspired bathroom is set within a flat lock welt copper dormer. The bathroom adjoins a dressing room set within the eaves of the existing room. This removes the requirement for bedroom based storage. A fourth bedroom is added where the bathroom was positioned on the first floor and the front two bedrooms have had their ceilings removed with the pitch of the existing roof expressed internally. This adds a greater sense of space and character to the bedrooms. Chimney brickwork previously concealed within the loft and behind fitted wardrobes has been restored and exposed.
A bespoke cabin bed utilises the additional height afforded by removing the loft ceiling to the front rooms. The bed is built in Valchromat and ply with a staircase wrapping around the column. The stair forms sculptural bedroom storage, with a cosy desk area under the bed. A floating bedside table resembles a traditional house form. Together with the angled Valcromat frame and half moon insert, the bed is edged for safety.
The extension is clad in copper, but with standing seams expressed. The porcelain patio folds up to provide a skirt to the extension. Corten stairs and stepped planter edging mediate between the levels along with a stainless steel slide. A lower patio with sofas in enclosed with Larch cladding creating an external lounge.
