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BEFORE
HOMEOWNERS David and Lisa Mason
LOCATION St Albans, Hertfordshire
SIZE 95m ² (basement only)
BUILD ROUTE Main contractor and architect project managed
CONSTRUCTION Brick and block
BUILD TIME Two years
HOUSE COST £850,000
VALUE £1.4million
Dark and disconnected from the rest of the house, David and Lisa Mason’s basement kitchen was desperately in need of intervention. Consequently, they asked a firm of architects to analyse the space and to take steps to improve access to the garden and natural light.
As the