Worcestershire Estate Malvern, UK

Project Details

Budget: £1,000,000+
Turnaround: 75 Weeks
Location: Malvern, UK

Cream & Black were appointed to deliver a Turn-Key design service. The brief was to merge modern architecture with the existing period property without disturbing the integrity of the building to create a wonderful juxtaposition of old and new. Open plan living was key to the design and it needed to be implemented in a contemporary yet comfortable way.

We collaborated with Trombe, an architectural glazing specialist, to design and install a 6-meter high fully glazed extension, which included a mezzanine for our client’s library.

We combined design styles to work with the contrasting structures of the building. In the existing house we paid particular attention to reinstating architectural details such as cornices, skirting and architraves that were in keeping with the period of the property, whereas in the new extension clean lines and simplicity were paramount.

A three-sided fireplace links the living room to the double height space, which helps to define areas with minimal physical division.

Large electronic sliding glass panels work perfectly in the new extension and increase the sense of openness in the space, linking the interior to the outdoors and also giving fantastic views across the substantial gardens that surround our client’s home.

We selected key art pieces from our client’s extensive collection.

We commissioned a 2-meter wide feature glass chandelier by Studio Luum which hangs beautifully in the double height glazed extension.

We specified a surprise pop of colour to the kitchen island to add a fun element to our design. The designers wanted the kitchen to be a continuation of the open plan living space and to feel as important as the rest of the home.

By combining traditional & contemporary kitchen cabinetry our design linked the period property to the modern extension. We sourced the beautiful Brazilian Marble at a local stonemasons to wrap around the bespoke kitchen island.