Wolseley Retrofit
In the words of our clients, this home didn't feel like "them." And, despite good bones, it had very poor energy efficiency simply was not meeting their needs. The clients knew where they wanted to go with it, and so together we planned and executed an extensive full-house deep retrofit. The result is a forever home with very high energy efficiency and an abundance of timeless character.
Context, Issues, & Goals
Our clients were very well educated in regards to deep energy retrofits and had clear performance targets they hoped to achieve when retrofitting this house. They also had a clear sense of how the house was not providing for their needs, and brought strong and well-developed aesthetic preferences to the table. Both of these formed the basis for the design process.
Solution/Design
After exploring their ideas as well as their technical aspirations, we concluded together that the solution would be a full interior rebuild and a full exterior retrofit, which would allow for a brand-new interior layout and radically increase the home's thermal effiency. Even though the cost of the retrofit/renovation was comparable to new construction, the clients decided to preserve as much of the old house as possible.
Final Project
The result is striking and simple -- a home with a much lower carbon footprint than a new home and so much more character and soul. It's a reflection of both their values and their sophisticated personal style, incorporating objects and ideas in unexpected and creative ways all across the home.
