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Gull Cottage

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Vertical black timber cladding around the extension, with a playful oak balustrade cladding the external terrace.

The main entrance to Gull Cottage showing the original stone cottage with the vertical black clad extension. Gull cottage merges traditional and contemporary detailing telling the evolution of the house over the generations.

The secret entrance into the surfboard room tucked away below the main entrance of the house. The external shower provides the essential post-surf shower before warming up inside.

The original stone cottage has been sympathetically restored retaining its original character and charm with a couple of more modern touches with the external shower and the black painted windows.

The external shower overlooking the beach and the coastal path leading down to it.

The house is nestled on the cliff edge overlooking the sea with spectacular views in all directions.

Classic internal styling with this Burlington wash hand basin and vertical black painted panelling.

Vintage furniture and handmade ornaments help to retain the historic charm of the house and balance out the traditional with the contemporary. This beach house provides the perfect escape from busy city life and the bright colours used internally help to lift the spirits even on stormy Cornish days.

Vibrant ochre polished plaster was used in the surfboard room which was then illuminated by the two roof lights which frame the roof and funnel light down into the basement area. A warm and inviting space to reflect post-surf.

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Nestled into the cliffs above the beautiful Trevaunance Cove, St Agnes, Gull Cottage has been overlooking the bay since the 17th Century. In 2018 our client approached us to extend and refurbish the Cornish beach house to provide further accommodation and to modernize the wind heated exterior.

This proximity to the coastal path and its visual impact from the beach, meant that the design of any new extension to the property would have to be carefully considered. Gull had previously been extended a number of times over the years, but the new addition was looking particularly tired and dated. The key approach to a property such is to respect its surroundings as well as its heritage; designing within the context of the surrounding coastal landscape so that it would sit seamlessly within the scenery.

It was important to distinguish between the old stone cottage and the new additions yet maintain a relationship between the ‘old’ and ‘new’ sides of the cottage. The introduction of a new vertical black timber cladding to the external facades of the new extension helped to update the external feel to the cottage.