This transformation through alteration of a heritage villa is the result of a detailed examination of spaces and a sensitive understanding of the client’s way of living. Through rearranging the function and flow of rooms, the careful design edits out what didn’t work, strategically adds modern joinery in the kitchen and bathroom and rich oak joinery to create a snug, and draws in light to rejuvenate a house which should have a comfortable and enduring future. Doorways between spaces have become carefully considered features framing views through the house.