Portfolio - Thomas Brightwell Construction

OUR RECENT WORK

hollybrake

After designing, and obtaining planning permission for, a number of alterations to this Arts and Crafts style property, including a contemporary glazed garden room we have gone on to carry out all of the building work including a full scale internal refurbishment.

Internal reorganisation of the groundfloor loadbearing walls have created a large kitchen/ dining room, a generous utility room, downstairs cloakroom and a boiler room. Upstairs we have extended a bedroom, adding a walk through wardrobe and an ensuite bathroom. French doors now lead onto the new roof terrace with glass balustrading.

On the back of the house a tired white plastic conservatory has been removed and a modern glazed garden room added with sliding patio doors leading onto a balcony with views over the mature gardens. The new garden room is steel framed and has had to overcome challenging ground conditions.

Heycroft house

We carried out work for the new owners of a delightful listed building in the heart of East Meon, a pretty South Downs village. Following the work carried out by our sister company Engineering Architecture, to obtain planning and listed building consent for various internal alterations and to alter the boundary treatment to a brick and flint wall. We then acted as the main contractor to carry out the building work to alter the internal arrangement of rooms, create new openings, install new kitchens, utility room, and bathrooms. This work included bespoke joinery, underfloor heating and carrying out decorative works.

Pulens cresent

The extension and updating of a detached property in Petersfield to provide a large open plan dining/ kitchen space with plenty of light and connection to the garden. Our work also included a garage conversion to provide a ground floor guest bedroom, ensuite and utility room. On the front of the property we added a new timber porch and generally we updated the plumbing and electrical installations.

mon avon

Mon Avon is a chalet bungalow situation on a steep hill with far reaching views across the Rogate valley. The building sits on a tight site with the added complications that came with the steep fall across the site. Having obtained planning and building control approval though our sister company Engineering Architecture, TBC worked for the new owner to create an additional bedroom, enlarged kitchen, new bathroom and ensuite. The work also included external landscaping to form a terraced garden and new steps, rendering and timber cladding.

Oakden

This is an example of a project which was project managed by us through our sister company Engineering Architecture Ltd.

A stunning new build house to replace a tired sixties bungalow. Built to specification for a local GP. The form of the house was partly led by historic covenants on the site which restricted the build dimensions and also the client desire to maximise views out to the natural surroundings.

The original bungalow had been built in an old sand quarry in an attractive part of Petersfield. Whilst the site offered plenty of potential the bungalow was past its sell by date!

drove road

Conversion of a detached garage and the construction of an integrated store to provide much needed space for home working, gym and storage for a growing family. Use of high quality sliding doors, contemporary timber cladding, and a cleverly designed ‘secret door’ to the store give the project a modern look which integrates with the overall style of the garden landscaping.

church path

This is an example of a project which was project managed by us through our sister company Engineering Architecture Ltd.

This idyllic pair of cottages had been knocked into one by the owners’ parents. When the present owners inherited the property it was tired and in need of updating. Engineering Architecture created a design that would improve the flow of the property and provide for the retired living style that is would now be used for.

The old kitchen was removed and turned into a utility space. A new bespoke kitchen was installed at the opposite end of the house where two rooms had been knocked through. Removing this wall was a challenge in a listed building and required the design of a Greenheart wooden beam. Greenheart is one of the stiffest woods in the world and this load bearing beam certainly creates a feature in the room!

French doors were handmade and fitted into a new opening from the kitchen/ diner onto the garden. Upstairs a tied bathroom was removed and replaced with a new luxury finish. Central heating was installed throughout – a complicated process in a listed building.

town lane

This is an example of a project which was project managed by us through our sister company Engineering Architecture Ltd.

A semi-detached property in an attractive village. The house had a tired small kitchen and extension which the client wanted to replace. The project presented a challenge with a sloping site and level changes which were designed into the new extension layout. Rooflights in the extension allow light into the new bespoke kitchen, which has a dramatic position looking down into the new rear extension sitting room. The extension itself has bifolding doors opening out onto the garden and is clad in black vertical timber giving a dramatic finish.