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Project study 02 / Connected rooms

A ground floor, room by room.

Refresh the entrance, sitting room and dining room while keeping their existing connections. Let the household's practical needs shape the questions about access and the order of work.

Imagined project brief. Illustrative concept imagery. Not a completed construction project.

AI-generated sitting and dining rooms connected by a complete wide white-painted doorway, with linen seating and timber flooring.
01 / Two rooms, one retained openingAI-generated concept illustration

The imagined brief

Keep the connections. Consider the sequence.

The rooms remain separate, joined by the same wide openings. The proposal considers their finishes together, while the staircase, kitchen and upper floor remain outside the refurbishment.

Explore this scope

Proposed changes

  • Finishes across the entrance, sitting room and dining room
  • Flooring transitions and agreed internal joinery
  • Entrance storage and an order of work to discuss

What stays

  • Existing room openings
  • The timber staircase and upper floor
  • The existing kitchen

Outside this scope

  • Wall removal or extensions
  • Kitchen replacement
  • Any promise of occupation during works

The decisions in the detail

A boundary can be part of the design.

A tiled entrance and timber living-room floor meet at a retained opening. The illustrations show a proposed finish direction, not a work sequence or evidence that a household could safely remain at home.

Concept detail of painted internal joinery beside a transition between entrance tiles and timber flooring.
02 / Where one finish meets anotherAI-generated concept illustration

A change of material marks a boundary within the scope. Existing levels and the final junction would need to be checked at the property.

Concept entrance with storage, a timber staircase and a tiled strip meeting the home's timber floor.
03 / The staircase remainsAI-generated concept illustration

The circulation route is retained in this imagined brief. Access, protection and periods without room use would still need an agreed plan.

Who does what

An agreed role.
Not an assumption.

The contractor
Would review the agreed rooms, possible sequencing and access before proposing an order of work.
The household
Would explain daily routines, belongings and which areas are important to keep accessible.
Outside specialists
Would assess the specialist work assigned to them. Protection, interruptions and access cannot be inferred from a finished-room illustration.

Before work could be agreed

Questions still to resolve.

  • 01Whether occupation would be safe and practical
  • 02How access and temporary loss of room use would be handled
  • 03Where belongings could go and who would protect retained finishes

This is not an occupancy or site-safety plan. Whether anyone could remain in the home requires a real assessment and agreement.

How a brief becomes a proposal

Other imagined briefs

Compare the decisions, not just the finished picture.