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Project register/Study 01
Illustrative renovation study

A connected ground floor

A place to cook, gather and pause — with a clearer route between them.

Area
42 m² · conceptual
Property
Terrace
Setting
Chorlton · illustrative
Status
Not a completed commission
Spatial reference — oak, light walls and a clear centre. Licensed reference, not the fictional project.
01 / Spatial reference — oak, light walls and a clear centre. Licensed reference image; not Morrow Span work.
01 / The brief

What this study explores.

This invented 42 m² scenario explores how a terrace ground floor might work harder without adding floor area. A dining position bridges the kitchen and sitting space; storage gathers along one edge so the centre can stay open.

Constraints, stated early

  • Keep the existing external footprint and window positions as conceptual fixed points.
  • Treat every wall as unverified: the drawing makes no statement about load-bearing construction.
  • Give the route to the garden a clear purpose without turning the sitting area into a corridor.
02 / Drawing study

A different arrangement.
The same imagined footprint.

Before / proposed are authored conceptual diagrams. They are not surveyed plans, construction instructions or evidence of a completed renovation.

Conceptual before plan: separate activity zones. Full description follows.
Conceptual proposed plan: reorganised activity zones. Full description follows.

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Side-by-side plans & text alternative
Conceptual before arrangement
Before: separate uses and fragmented storage.
Conceptual proposed arrangement
Proposed: a clearer route, grouped storage and distinct task areas. Wall structure remains unverified.
03 / Materials & decisions

From the room
to the junction.

01The long edge becomes a storage wall. A shallow run keeps everyday objects close without filling the centre of the room.

02One floor finish joins the imagined dining and sitting zones. A deliberate junction marks the wetter kitchen area.

03Daylight sets the order of uses: sitting near the front window, gathering in the centre and task lighting at the rear.

Threshold reference — an opening as a pause between uses. Independent licensed reference.
02 Threshold reference — an opening as a pause between uses. Independent source reference, not a matching project photograph.
Joinery reference — timber grain and a restrained edge. Independent licensed reference.
03 Joinery reference — timber grain and a restrained edge. Independent source reference, not a matching project photograph.
Timber sample reference — grain, edges and natural variation. Independent licensed reference.
04 Timber sample reference — grain, edges and natural variation. Independent source reference, not a matching project photograph.
Light reference — side light makes depth legible. Independent licensed reference.
05 Light reference — side light makes depth legible. Independent source reference, not a matching project photograph.
Surface reference — a quiet plaster-like texture. Independent licensed reference.
06 Surface reference — a quiet plaster-like texture. Independent source reference, not a matching project photograph.

Conceptual specification register

F01Engineered oakMatte finish; sample tone only
W01Mineral-toned paintWarm off-white; test in daylight
J01Painted timber joineryRecessed pulls; dimensions to survey
T01Porcelain thresholdSlip performance to be specified
04 / Scope boundary

Included in the discussion.

  • Furniture and circulation study
  • Conceptual joinery layout and finish schedule
  • Lighting-zone and power-point discussion
  • Surface renewal and threshold coordination

Outside this study

Structural openings, extensions, drainage design and approval advice are outside this study.

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