Damian Howkins Architects were appointed to extensively remodel and extend a terraced Victorian property adjacent to Columbia Road Flower Market in East London. Set within the Jesus Hospital Estate Conservation Area, the proposal takes into careful consideration the effect of the design upon the character and appearance of the existing house, the conservation area and upon adjacent buildings and their occupants through a sensitive approach to scale, design and materiality. Damian Howkins Architects were challenged with rationalising the current bedroom arrangement to meet the needs of a growing young family. An oversized bathroom occupies the majority of the first floor of the closet wing, with a small utility space adjacent to it. The proposals allow for adjusting the first floor layout, bringing the bathroom to the centre of the plan of the main body of the house, with a small utility zone adjacent. This minor amendment to the plan allows for a more efficient use of the space above the kitchen by creating a good sized third bedroom to the property. The proposed extensions to the building will be finished using a combination of materials found in the local palette and material’s which enhance and complement the character of the existing building. The proposed side-return infill extends across the width of the property and projects from the back elevation bringing the disused garden return space into the curtilage of the house. London stock brick to match existing is being proposed to all new and raised parapets. The expansive structural glazed roof opens up the view to the sky giving the space an external character. Fixed structurally bonded glazed flush windows will be placed at the rear of the closet wing. A large thermally broken painted steel pivot door allows passage between the new kitchen and rear garden. A continuous polished concrete floor flows throughout the opened up ground floor spaces and provides a uniform platform between the internal and external spaces.