Courtyard House
Extension to a Grade II Listed Georgian Artisan’s House
This was the first project for Mark Wray Architects in 2012. The existing two-up, two-down house in the centre of Bath had been ‘modernised’ in the 1970s. The long thin blockwork kitchen was in a poor condition and there was restricted access to the small garden. The client wished to have more connected living areas and provide a guest bedroom and shower room to the ground floor.
Our design creates a new ‘L’ shaped rear extension providing the galley kitchen, dining space and shower room tucked in the corner. The living room is moved to the rear of the existing house to allow all the family spaces to be connected around a central external courtyard. The guest bedroom and study is in the former front room.
The new extension is constructed of a simple post and beam oak frame inset with matching sliding and hinged doors that connect inside with outside. Natural clay tiles cover the pitched roofs, adding to the impression of a peaceful cloister in the heart of the city.
Following the success of the project, we were commissioned for three further projects in the same terrace.
Hinged oak doors allow the dining table to be moved into the courtyard
Oak sliding doors provide access and transparency into the courtyard
Rear garden as previous
