The Mowhay House Extension, Cornwall Holiday Accommodation, Cornish Property, English Building Photos
The Mowhay House Extension in Cornwall
28 Sep 2021
Design: MATT Architecture
Location: Cornwall, south west England, UK

The Mowhay House
Designed to take maximum advantage of the changes to UK Permitted Development rules brought in during 2013, this project more than doubled the area of the original building and now provides enough space for two families to holiday together without stepping on each other?s toes.
The new annexe for Mowhay extends as far as (the maximum permitted) 8m beyond the back of the former cart shed (which is only 7m deep) and the new roof slopes down from (the maximum allowable height of) 4m to create a single folded surface of slates fanning out from the original building.
While the overall floorspace has more than doubled, the intelligent use of insulation, orientation, and electrical upgrades means that the overall power requirement is now less than for the original, smaller, building.

What was the brief"

To extend an existing 65sqm 3 bed holiday home – to enable at least two families to go on holiday together.

What were the key challenges"

Size:

The existing building was tiny with a Gross Internal Area of about 65 sqm. That’s about 10sqm below the minimum National Space Standard for a 3 bed dwelling – and 20-30sqm below what you’d expect to accommodate 5-6 people. It was generally well configured however &#...