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BEFORE & AFTER
‘I’ve made this BEFORE
little Victorian
terraced house
ultra-modern’
The cottage had a
couple of lean-tos
Philippe transformed AFTER tagged onto the back
his traditional period
property with an
architecturally
striking rear extension
and cutting-edge,
eco-friendly features
his property was long overdue
an update, but Philippe
T needed a base in London
and liked the location. ‘Although
it didn’t have a big garden and was
a bit cold, it just felt right,’ he says.
SETTING PRIORITIES The house
had a narrow kitchen at the back A full-width
extension with
that had to go: ‘I wanted a bigger
a zigzagged
kitchen so that when people visited zinc-clad facade
it would be easier to be in the same has replaced
space while I was cooking. Having the add-ons
lived in Germany for many years,
I’m used to good insulation and
heating, so getting that updated Welcome to my home
was a priority, too.’
NEW IDEAS Architect Robin THE PROPERTY foundations....£20,900
Sjoholm at Outpost says: ‘When it A two-bed Victorian Decorating.........£9,370
was originally built, this house had terrace in east London. Kitchen.............£17,000
gas lighting and a fireplace in every Flooring and
THE VALUE Bought insulation.........£12,950
room. I wanted to make it as cutting
for £700,000 in 2013; Windows and
edge now as it was then.’ The house
now worth £1.2m. doors.................£15,700
now has a state-of the-art system
Zinc roof ............£9,400
that pumps chilled water through WHAT IT COST TOTAL...........£135,245
pipes in the bedroom and kitchen Philippe Hinchliffe, Heat pump and solar
a scientist, lives here. heating.............£21,400
ceilings to cool them, eco-friendly Underfloor heating and “ What I’ve
He splits his time
insulation and a grey-water achieved here is a
between this property cooling................£6,525
harvesting system. ‘I also now have and another in Munich. Plumbing and light-filled space
a big, open-plan space downstairs electrics...........£22,000 with minimal
with a much better flow, which I’m External wall and heating loss ”
so pleased with,’ says Philippe.
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