15 Hillside Road

15 Hillside Road

Scheme: Ground floor extension to a 1970s house

Location: Teg Down, Winchester, Hampshire

Client: Private/homeowner

Cost: £120K

Completed: 2019

Like many homes in Teg Down, this property’s original layout no longer suited the needs of a modern family- particularly in the kitchen and dining areas, where space was tight and disconnected. The lient approached SOLV arcitects with a brief to unlock the potential of the ground floor, creating a larger, more flexible living spacewith better connection to the garden, alongside essential utility spaces.

The solution is a contemparary wrap-around extension, balancing functionality with warm,modern design. At the rear, a spacious open-plan kitchen, dining and living area opens directly onto the garden, while a new utility room,shower room and generous store space are discreetly tucked to the side.

The garden sits around 600mm below the original house level - this change in level was embraced in the design, with a sunken dining space thats steps down to meet the garden and enhances the sense of connection to the outdoors. A brick feature wall provides warmth and texture here, grounding the space.

The extension is clad in a calm palette of brick and cedar, with powder -coated aluminium windows and sliding doors that flood the interior with light. A large roof lantern brings addiotnal light into ther dining area, while a picture window in the living space frames a garden view and draws the outside in.

What was once a series of tight disconnected rooms is now a bright flowing space - designed around the everyday rhythms of family life, with space to gather, cook and unwind.