Studio Cottage
Studio Cottage was a small two storey mews cottage in Ryde suffering from structural issues and damp in an overgrown plot that had been extensively extended with a upvc conservatory and a small glazed timber “outhouse” used as a utility room. After much discussions and careful deliberation by our clients between a replacement dwelling and replacing the existing extensions Planning Permission was obtained for a single storey lifetime dwelling making best use of the plot and pulling the footprint away from the adjacent end terrace house.
Planning Drawings
Sketch Up Rendering
Front Elevation
Quotes and Client Testimonials
"John Sutton is an architectural engineer – maybe a bit like Mr Spock mind-melds Frank Lloyd Wright. Deciding to hire John for what grew into a demo-rebuild of our small cottage in Ryde turned out to be pounds well-spent. We’re from the US (10 years in UK). It’s been challenging to re-learn work processes and the like in what is known here as a ‘self-build’ project. We had to trust the knowledge and judgment of a professional we hired entirely on reputation. What could go wrong? Well, it was a good decision: John as Elmstone Design took us through design and planning issues in a conservation area, gaining planning permission having listened closely to our needs whilst making the case for what is quite a change. We’re readying for next stages now. We like working with John and his work, but we’ll still make this review just 4 stars. Got to hold something til the end, don’t we?"- Yell Review 1