{"id":3007,"date":"2025-08-05T10:30:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T10:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=3007"},"modified":"2025-08-08T15:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:12:33","slug":"studio-bark-extends-victorian-home-in-kent-using-flatpack-u-build-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/05\/studio-bark-extends-victorian-home-in-kent-using-flatpack-u-build-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Studio Bark extends Victorian home in Kent using flatpack U-Build system"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cork<\/a> panels and timber slats contrast with a traditional Victorian frontage at the Meadow Road house in Kent<\/a>, renovated and extended by London practice Studio Bark<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Studio Bark<\/a> has retrofitted the existing home while adding a 50-square-metre rear extension constructed from U-Build<\/a> \u2013 the studio’s flatpack construction kit, which is made from timber parts and was developed for self-build projects.<\/p>\n

This\u00a0allowed construction to be carried out with the help of the clients themselves.<\/p>\n

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Studio Bark has renovated and extended a Victorian home in Kent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to Studio Bark, the existing Victorian villa, which is located in the town of Tunbridge Wells, required updating due to its inefficient layout and cold, damp interior.<\/p>\n

To preserve the original character of the home’s facade and interior, the new elements were finished in a deliberately contrasting palette of natural materials.<\/p>\n

This includes an overcladding of cork panels to the existing home and a lining of plywood panels in the extension.<\/p>\n

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The extension contrasts the home’s original Victorian frontage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Bridging historic fabric with present-day performance standards, the deep energy retrofit of the Victorian building aimed to reduce energy use and bills, enhance comfort and wellbeing, and limit upfront carbon and construction waste,” Studio Bark’s director Tom Bennett told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“The modular U-Build system was specified for the extension, to facilitate the client\u2019s desire to have a self-build dimension to the project, getting hands-on with the construction,” he added.<\/p>\n

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It was constructed using the studio’s flatpack U-Build system<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Retaining the four-quadrant layout of the Victorian home, the studio removed a garage to create a new level-access entrance at one side, which leads into a triple-height, skylit circulation space at its heart.<\/p>\n

At the back of the home, the extension contains an open-plan kitchen and dining room and two additional bedrooms on the first floor. They are linked vertically by a timber staircase that connects to the home’s existing landing.<\/p>\n