Cedar House
Everyday rooms, carefully connected.
Kitchens & bathrooms
Residential project
Programme agreed after survey
The brief
The brief combined a kitchen and bathroom renewal with an opportunity to consider roof work and solar. The homeowners wanted one clear record of decisions and responsibilities.
From what was there, to what could be.
The starting point
Separate suppliers and specialist work could easily create gaps between design, delivery and installation. Product requirements and service routes needed early coordination.
The first conversation records what should stay as well as what should change. That makes the brief a useful basis for design choices and a consistent scope.
The response
The room layouts are resolved around routines, then the relevant specialists align services and equipment. Roof and solar work remain a separately described specialist scope.
The proposal is assessed against everyday use: routes, storage, light and the relationship between rooms. Appearance follows those decisions rather than obscuring them.
Roof-work inspiration: coordinating solar additions with the wider home.
In the everyday details
A kitchen for real routines
Working surfaces, storage and appliances are arranged around how the household cooks. Product decisions are made in time for the installation sequence.
A bathroom with useful details
Storage, lighting and easy cleaning are considered alongside the fittings. Dimensions are checked against the prepared room before final installation.
A clear sequence
Understand
Record the brief, assess the existing property and identify missing information.
Coordinate
Resolve the design, specialist responsibilities, scope and ordering decisions.
Deliver
Prepare the site, complete the agreed sequence and review changes before proceeding.
Handover
Inspect the work, record any outstanding items and explain the information needed for future care.
Materials with a purpose
Natural textures balance practical surfaces. The emphasis is on a small set of durable choices and well-resolved junctions.
Final selections belong in the written specification, including product references, finish samples and responsibility for supply.
What changed
The outcome is a coordinated fit-out with clear supply responsibilities and a separate record of specialist roof and energy-system work.
The useful lesson is the relationship between the original problem and the chosen response. For your home, the right answer begins with your own brief and a property-specific assessment.
