Marshall House – VELFAC V200
A Contemporary Extension to a Historic Home
Designed by Paul Cashin Architects, Marshall House features a VELFAC V200 extension to a Grade II listed home in the village of Twyford, Hampshire. The original house dates back to the 17th century.
A small link connects the extension to the existing property. As a result, visitors experience a clear distinction between the old and new buildings. The design creates the feeling of stepping into a different home. Bright spaces, clean lines and white walls define the contemporary interior.
Bringing Light into the Design
The project team specified VELFAC V200 windows and doors throughout the extension. They positioned the glazing carefully to draw natural light into the space and highlight walls and corners. In addition, the windows create private views and quiet areas within the home.
Materials and Appearance
Black-painted larch cladding forms the main external finish. The team also powder-coated the aluminium window sashes in black so they blend with the surrounding cladding.
At the same time, the dark exterior creates a striking contrast with the white-painted brickwork of the original house. This contrast helps define the relationship between the historic building and the modern extension.
Managing Comfort Throughout the Year
The design team carefully considered solar gain. Manually opening VELFAC units work alongside a motorised VELUX flat rooflight to promote good airflow throughout the extension. As a result, the space remains comfortable while benefiting from high levels of natural light.
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Our visit to Westcott Architectural Glazing was made most enjoyable and productive through the courtesy and professionalism of James Harman. He made us very comfortable and at ease and was able to answer all our questions and concerns to our satisfaction. James is a credit to Westcott Architectural Glazing. Thank you.
Mr Hewitt, United Kingdom
When ordering the windows, we made numerous changes along the way. They were very quick to update the order and help with questions along the way. Their installation team was good and were able to overcome a few quirks in our existing house. I was doing the following on decoration works after the windows were fitted. A couple of aspects made it difficult to finish up around the newly installed windows. Shims and metal plates were left in need of grinding back in order to get a plasterboard back up against the window internally. This was perhaps inevitable however, due to the old Victorian check reveals in the brickwork and some very out of square existing openings. On the whole we are very pleased.
Mr R Knight
Westcott installed VELFAC windows and doors throughout our self-build project. They, and all the Westcott staff we’ve met, have been highly professional and very easy to work. I have no hesitation recommending them.