Locally listed by the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames as a Building of Townscape Merit and located within a conservation area. Most Victorian and Edwardian houses have inevitably been altered during their 100 plus years of existence. Post-war modifications to this 4 storey Victorian villa stripped it of its original features when it was converted into flats and then cheaply reverted back into a single house for rental. Its current owners were looking for a challenge and after a year of design, detailing and obtaining the necessary planning permissions, they embarked on a 14-month on-site construction programme to restore the property to its former glory as their family home. The house was already generous at just under 3,000ft2, but the areas did not connect or work for modern family needs. The solution was not to extend but to re-order and modify the building to use the existing space to its best advantage.