Renovation and extension

Paton Road.

A renovation and extension centred on a double-sided stacked-stone fireplace in a vaulted living space.

TypeRenovation and extension

Key featureDouble-sided stone fireplace

The site and the brief

Not every project starts with a bare site. At Paton Road the brief was to renovate and extend an existing home, and to give the new living spaces a heart: a double-height stacked-stone chimney with a double-sided firebox, standing free in the middle of the vaulted room.

“At Paton Road the brief was to renovate and extend an existing home, and to give the new living spaces a heart: a double-height stacked-stone chimney with a double-sided firebox, standing free in the middle of the vaulted room.”

The site and the brief · Paton Road

Designed Around One Table

Renovations reward the same discipline as new builds. The designer, the engineer and our team worked through the existing structure together, so the new vaulted space, the glazed gable end and the masonry centrepiece were resolved before demolition began.

Built in the Open

The project ran on our open-book promise: labour invoiced fortnightly with timesheets attached, materials and subtrades monthly with the supplier invoices attached.

On renovation work, where surprises can hide in old walls, that transparency matters twice over.

The result

A light-filled, vaulted living space wrapped around the stone: fire on both sides in winter, garden views through the new glazing in summer, and a home that feels built around the way its owners live.

The double-sided firebox and timber mantel in the stacked-stone fireplace at Paton Road — The double-sided firebox and timber mantel

The specification

Type: Renovation and extension
Feature: Double-height stacked-stone fireplace, double-sided firebox
Living space: Vaulted, with glazed gable end
Airtightness: Pro Clima
Ventilation: Heat-recovery ventilation
Guarantee: 10-year guarantee

Products and partners: Pro Clima

The systems behind this home

Every Ecotectural home is built from proven, high-performance systems. Explore the ones that go into a build like Paton Road.

Foundations Framing Windows & Doors Roofing Cladding

We are working back through our finished homes with professional photography, so more images of this build will be added over time.

Good questions

Paton Road, answered.

Was Paton Road a renovation or a new build?

A renovation and extension of an existing home, not a new build from a bare site, which is why open-book transparency mattered twice over: surprises can hide in old walls.

What is the double-sided stacked-stone fireplace?

A double-height stacked-stone chimney with a firebox open on both sides, standing free in the middle of the new vaulted living space so the fire can be enjoyed from either side of the room.

What is the living space like at Paton Road?

A light-filled, vaulted living space with a glazed gable end, wrapped around the stone fireplace so there is fire on both sides in winter and garden views through the new glazing in summer.

Does the Paton Road renovation have heat-recovery ventilation?

Yes, part of the same airtight, well-detailed approach we bring to every renovation, alongside Pro Clima airtightness.

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