Grade ii Listed House, Camberwell Grove, Southwark
Our clients relocated to this spectacular Georgian property on Camberwell Grove split over 5 floors. First floor enjoys a Piano Nobile with dual aspect. A 2 storey rear projection had been added historically in two phases. Sadly the property has been poorly maintained with aritifial slates added at some point and then felted over, adding weight and causing the historic rotten timber rafters to fail. Peeling back the roof layers the timbers were beyond salvage given water ingress over the years. The outrigger roof, despite being constructed within the last 30 years or so, had no insulation whatsoever and some voids had become roosting space for bats. Working with a bat specialist works were planned to coordinate when the bats were not roosting. Bat boxes were provided in close proximity to the roosting positions and only thereafter could re-roofing works commence.
The brief was at add an infill extension at the rear of the house, morphing with the outrigger and the ground floor dining/kitchen space, to provide an impressive double height social gather space. Site levels meant the lower ground and ground floors were mid-level between the rear garden, generating some exciting spatial volumetric design opportunities. We also re-roofed the property adding back real slates and repairing and replacing structural members that were end of life.
The project is presently on site and progressing well. Listed Buildings require time and dedication as the layers are peeled back and solutions checked to then move forward. At all times we remain in strong dialogue with the local Planning Authority and Conservation team to ensure that a record of any historic discoveries are fully recorded and addressed before progressing.
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