- December 21, 2020
OPEN PLAN SPACES RENOVATION – If you’re looking to add more natural light, brightness and space to your home, you’re in the right place.
Our renovation specialists can make sure the open-plan design fits in with your family’s and home’s style, and that the project is delivered on time and within budget!
Going open plan is a design trend that shows no sign of abating, but period homes in particular are often a warren of separate rooms not conducive to modern living. The very idea of grand flexi-living rooms seems to go against the character of cosy cottages and pretty terraces. Yet, all properties, and increasingly older properties, are being adapted in order to suit the growing desire for large, light and airy spaces.
When done well, an open plan redesign can enhance your lifestyle as well as the building itself; but older homes are imbued with history and character that i hard to return once stripped out. Knocking down walls in a house that was designed to have smaller rooms will forever alter its atmosphere, so it’s important to ensure you are making the right decision and not fighting the character of the original property.
OPEN PLAN SPACES RENOVATION
Depending on the age and nature of the house, there can be a lot of challenges to creating an open plan layout in a period home. Before assuming that adapting to changing lifestyles requires a wholesale reorganization, it’s worth asking yourself exactly what you want to achieve in your home, and whether there are easier ways to do it.
Do you want a better connection between spaces? More natural light? Views to the garden? If your home doesn’t really suit your needs or tastes, could it be more economical to move? Could you rethink the way you use the existing rooms? The advice of a good architect at this early stage could save far more than it costs.
If you’ve only recently bought your home, it’s worth living in it for a while before committing to building works. Find out as much as you can about its origins and history. Experience it in every season and get a feel for its existing character before deciding what changes you want to make.
