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Reconfigured with ample storage and preparation areas, the kitchen now offers a built-in desk and an island for casual seating. Located in the rear of the home, the existing kitchen was completely replaced and architectural details were utilized in this new space to tie the kitchen stylistically into the other rooms. Strategic lighting and built-in shelving throughout compliment the owners’ art collection while the crown and base trim work help tie the spaces together with a common thread. Large archways replaced existing walls to allow more natural light into the interior spaces and other archways were added to help define spaces.Īn under-utilized front parlor was repurposed as a study area for the homeowners’ children and equipped with built-in desks and bookshelves. In the interior, a wood-burning fireplace was added in the living room as a focal point and gathering spot.

Focalpoint exeter windows#

To fulfill their requirements, the exterior detailing was refurbished, the porch railing replaced to fit within the context of the original design and windows added for increased light. The homeowners loved the character of their home but wanted to add architectural elements, improve the flow of the first floor rooms, let in more natural light, make the spaces more conducive to family life and reconfigure the outdated kitchen. Located within walking distance of historic downtown Exeter, New Hampshire, this 100+ year old residence was originally constructed in 1885. To read more about the naming of the buildings click here. LHC has also been commissioned to design the hard and soft landscape setting and planting around the buildings. The Grow-on buildings, positioned on the west side of Babbage Way, define the edge of the space and allows the street to come into its own as a central civic space and a focal point.

Babbage Way, is designed to form the community heart of the Park. The translucent Kalwall also illuminates the stair cores and incorporates colour-change, external lighting. These louvered linear elements provide some solar shading, emphasise the horizontal linear aesthetic of the building, and reference similar elements on neighbouring Eagle House.Ĭentrally positioned translucent wall panels, incorporating projecting canopies, provide a visual focal point for main entrances. Local, specialised mechanical ventilation can also be accommodated internally. To provide a contemporary interpretation, the bricks chosen were brindle and blue engineering bricks which have clean modern lines.Īs a modern reference to the patchwork repairs found in historic buildings, brightly-coloured glazed bricks have been randomly interspersed, providing identity and flashes of orange, blue, green and turquoise within the monochromatic background, reflecting light and creating a dynamic, lively frontage.ĭesign features: Metal panels on the front elevation incorporate louvered elements that form part of the natural ventilation. To further reflect this the buildings are clothed in facing brickwork. Flexible floorplans, easily divide-able with vital services already located for whichever configuration is adopted.ĭesign Inspiration: The scale of the Grow-on spaces and simple rectangular footprint is suggestive of local historic agricultural buildings. Built without compromise to a tightly defined budget, yet they’ve achieved an excellent 85% net-to-gross floor area.ĭesigned with carefully placed cores and primary circulation space which does not reduce the usable area. Space efficient: Extremely space efficient buildings. This simplicity reflects the recessive architectural character of the buildings in relation to the ‘feature’ Science Centre building. The elevations are principally a simple rectangular shape, clad with facing brick with large inset panels of a mixture of glazed elements/flat metal panel inserts. Rationale: The Grow-on spaces are the first stand-alone B1(b) Research and Development units on the Park, providing 2529 sqm of flexible accommodation options for office and/or laboratory use, aimed at users who have progressed beyond the initial research stages of business, and now require larger premises to develop further, whilst remaining within the Science Park campus and its environment of innovation.įlexibility: Since the users may have limited-time tenancies in the buildings, the space provides a significant degree of flexibility during its life to allow the building to be subdivided in a number of configurations/uses and offering everything from a single-occupier double-storey unit of 1600 sqm to 12 single-storey units of 200 sqm each. 17000 sqft (divided into two) & 10,000 sqft Sustainabilityĭesigned and built to meet BREEAM Excellent standards Completed