The Artist?s House Winchester Conservation Area Property, Modern Southern English Home, UK Residential Building Photos
The Artist?s House Winchester Conservation Area, UK
4 April 2022
Design: AR Design Studio, Architects
Location: Winchester Conservation Area, Hampshire, Southern England, UK

Photos by Martin Gardner
The Artist?s House in Winchester Conservation Area
The Artist?s House is a private extension and renovation project, completed in Autumn 2021 by award-winning, Winchester based Architects AR Design Studio. This addition, located in the heart of Winchester?s Conservation Area, sought to remove a series of previous small extensions and a conservatory. In their place would be a single space that would reconnect the various components of the house and open it up to its garden.
This Grade II listed house, dating from the 18th Century, was in use as a public house until 1903. Since then, various piecemeal additions over time have masked much of the original rear elevation of the house. Through rigorous consultations with the council and their conservation officers, a design approach was developed that would strip back much of the clutter, with a new lightweight addition taking its place.

Key to this was pulling the extension away from the original rear wall of the house. A full width rooflight is used in order to bridge the gap between the two with a light connection, allowing natural light to highlight the wall and ensure that a clear distinction is made between t...