Residential – Lucas+Western Architects

Broadland Cottage

lucaswestern_ — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:13:51 +0000

A new detached 2-storey replacement house in the Norfolk Broads

The dwelling is timber-framed and highly-insulated. The natural timber cladding suits the woodland setting.

South-facing verandas tend to work well – here as a reminder of the householder’s former life abroad whilst shading the glass and sheltering the entrance.

As with many of our individual house designs the scheme includes a ground floor bedroom suite and the overall form is informed by the brief which required more space downstairs than up.

Garden Room Extension, South Norfolk

lucaswestern_ — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 13:41:54 +0000

An extension to an earlier residential conversion of a Listed barn. The new form is distinct from that of the linear barn, a modern pavilion which defines a revised entrance route and gives privacy to one end of the private garden. The pyramidal slate roof provides a generous top-lit and ventilated volume, taking its architectural cue from an adjacent Malthouse.

Thorpe St Andrew

lucaswestern_ — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 10:35:17 +0000

A two-storey rear addition to a pre-war house on the edge of Norwich.

– Broadland District Council Enhancement Award 2018

The building provides a generous new family kitchen with a master bedroom suite over.

The single-storey timber clad ‘pavilion’ forms a positive linking element which does not conflict with existing first floor windows.

The building is timber-framed and clad with handmade brick, in the same English garden wall bond as the existing house. Timber cladding gives a visual connection with the surrounding woodland.

Sliding pocket doors slide into the external walls to give a wide, clear opening onto the terrace.

Completed in 2016

Photos: Richard Lee Photography

The Folly, Norwich

lucaswestern_ — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 10:43:50 +0000

The project included proposals for two properties on Unthank Road, Norwich in a retail high street context. Refurbishment and alterations to the street front element, a former Building Society, to create one shop plus a separate lettable flat at first floor level.

The Folly, an annex sitting behind the main building, was formerly used by a neighbouring hardware store for storage purposes and the brief was to convert it for residential use.

With the intention of retaining as much of the existing fabric as possible, albeit upgrading thermally by external insulation and render, timber was used extensively not only in elements of the structure but also as cladding to part of the annexe and new external joinery. This method was selected because of its sustainability and because it can be locally sourced.

The render is lime based, again as it is a much more sustainable option compared to the modern cement based renders. Horizontal timber cladding and a sedum flat roof to the single storey part also limited the environmental impact. Large glazed doors were installed in the annexe improve day lighting.

The Garden Room

lucaswestern_ — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:52:02 +0000

Conversion of a range of Listed open-fronted barns to form a new single-storey dwelling.

The Barn is arranged around two small, private garden courts.
The building plan depth was moderately increased at the sitting room, to achieve a more usable open-plan space and the roof structure was fully revised and reduced to just two visible steel posts.
The scheme includes a double-height Plant house with a partly louvred glass wall.

Carefully positioned roof windows sit flush with the new slate roof covering. New oriel windows through the flint walls include spacer-less corner glass units

Space heating is provided a heated floor supplied by a ground-source heat pump.

The Garden Room won an award in the South Norfolk Design Awards 2017.

Completed in 2017

Photos: Richard Lee Photography