Category / Architecture Blog / Domestic Projects / Residential / Residential Refurbishment
Conservation of historic buildings is critical for our cultural heritage and has the benefit of low energy consumption, generous room proportions and longer building life spans. Restoring and refurbishing requires a thorough understanding of the structural integrity of the building, causes of decay of materials, accurate surveys, organisation of work and costs, and appropriate repairs. Mark Fairhurst Architects has experience in revitalising a range of historic buildings including listed, and buildings at risk and can assist with applications for historic building grants and changes of use.
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Extension completed at Riversdale Road, London, N5
An existing Victorian terrace property with lower ground, ground and first floors was renovated and extended create a more flexible and practical living space, to improve the quality of the finishes and strengthen the visual relationship with the garden to the rear. The kitchen was relocated to the centre of the plan between the existing…
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Successful Lawful development certificate for Greyhound Road
We have successfully obtained the Lawful development certificate for a loft extension and alterations to an existing Victorian two bedroom two storey house in the London Borough of Haringey. The project consists of the reconfiguration of the internal layout at ground and first floor and a roof extension for a new double bedroom and a…
