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1960s bungalow renovation, Woking

A modest 1960s bungalow, replanned, extended and converted into the roof to give a family a light, open home connected to its garden.

The renovated and extended 1960s bungalow in Woking

James led this project while at Lees Munday Architects.

The owners wanted their 1960s bungalow in Woking to work for family life. They wanted it lighter, more spacious and connected to the garden, while keeping some of the character of the original house.

The plan came first. The layout was reconfigured, a large rear extension was added, and the loft was converted to give the house rooms upstairs. The heart of it is now one kitchen, dining and living area under vaulted ceilings, opening to the garden through large glazed doors, with built-in storage to keep the rooms clear.

The building itself was then brought up to date. New energy-efficient windows and doors went in, with a new heating system, new electrics and smart home controls. Outside, new cladding and a new roof changed how the bungalow looks from the street, and the garden was redesigned to suit the rooms that now open onto it.

James led the design from the first concept sketches through to planning approval.

The modest bungalow it started as is now a light, open family home that still shows its 1960s roots.

The front of the bungalow from the lawn, with its brick gable and timber-lined porch
The front of the bungalow from the lawn, with its brick gable and timber-lined porch
The entrance porch, with a timber soffit, a dark front door and a slim steel post
The entrance porch, with a timber soffit, a dark front door and a slim steel post
Looking along the hallway from the front door to the living room and garden beyond
Looking along the hallway from the front door to the living room and garden beyond
Sunlight falling across the slatted timber wall lining in the hallway
Sunlight falling across the slatted timber wall lining in the hallway
The hallway looking back towards the front door, with slatted timber along one side
The hallway looking back towards the front door, with slatted timber along one side
Glazed doors line the hallway where it opens into the living room and the view of the lawn
Glazed doors line the hallway where it opens into the living room and the view of the lawn
A large painting on the living room wall, with a rooflight above and steps up to the hallway
A large painting on the living room wall, with a rooflight above and steps up to the hallway
The living room, with a gable-shaped window beside the fireplace and a rooflight overhead
The living room, with a gable-shaped window beside the fireplace and a rooflight overhead
Looking up at the edge of the roof overhang where it meets the glazed gable
Looking up at the edge of the roof overhang where it meets the glazed gable
Rooflights in the vaulted ceiling above the dining table, with the gable window beyond
Rooflights in the vaulted ceiling above the dining table, with the gable window beyond
Dining table and kitchen island looking out through sliding glass doors to the lawn
Dining table and kitchen island looking out through sliding glass doors to the lawn
The kitchen, with a long island, open shelves against white tiles and the dining table alongside
The kitchen, with a long island, open shelves against white tiles and the dining table alongside
A slatted timber wall with an open door through to a bedroom
A slatted timber wall with an open door through to a bedroom
A sitting room with dark shelving on one wall, a corner sofa and a window onto the garden
A sitting room with dark shelving on one wall, a corner sofa and a window onto the garden
The rear extension from the garden, with its timber-clad roof and glazed wall
The rear extension from the garden, with its timber-clad roof and glazed wall
Timber cladding and the pitched roof of the extension, with sliding glass doors beside the terrace
Timber cladding and the pitched roof of the extension, with sliding glass doors beside the terrace
Vertical timber cladding and soffit boards meeting at the ridge of the extension gable
Vertical timber cladding and soffit boards meeting at the ridge of the extension gable
The corner of the extension where the timber soffit meets the full-height glazing
The corner of the extension where the timber soffit meets the full-height glazing
The brick chimney rising above the timber roof, with the corner glazing below
The brick chimney rising above the timber roof, with the corner glazing below
A timber garden building seen past the corner glazing of the extension
A timber garden building seen past the corner glazing of the extension
A dog looking out through the sliding glass doors, with the kitchen island behind
A dog looking out through the sliding glass doors, with the kitchen island behind

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