Built in the mid-19th century, The Pilot's House was one of the original ?Winchester Villas?; a collection of family homes built for the wealthy and located close to England?s oldest school, Winchester College. Built using fine brick-work and flint masonry, the houses were an exquisite example of a grand family home. 

© Martin Gardner

Architects: AR Design Studio

Location: Winchester, United Kingdom

Contractor: Blue Fish Construction Ltd

Area: 545.0 sqm

Photographs: Martin Gardner

Existing Gia: 375 sqm

Extension Gia: 170 sqm

© Martin Gardner

Built in the mid-19th century, The Pilot's House was one of the original ?Winchester Villas?; a collection of family homes built for the wealthy and located close to England?s oldest school, Winchester College. Built using fine brick-work and flint masonry, the houses were an exquisite example of a grand family home. 
© Martin Gardner

Jumping ahead by nearly two hundred years, a married couple facing Winchester?s soaring house prices and in search of a family home for their four children and dog, stumbled upon the house in a sorry state of disrepair. Seeing the potential to restore it back to its former glory they knew they had to purchase it. Occupied with Department of Health and Social Services tenants, the house had a myri...