Sometimes, it takes a global catastrophe to discover what makes a house a home. So it was for the family living here. The project had ricocheted between client and architects for a number of years, and with planning turn-downs followed by the pandemic, it had languished on the books of interior design firm Sims Hilditch since 2018.
‘It was during lockdown that the clients realized they didn’t actually need, nor want, the grand extension they had originally envisaged,’ says Christina Bull, studio lead at Sims Hilditch. To which end, they kissed goodbye to the architects, re-huddled, and emerged with a simpler, happier renovation plan.
