Residential

A secluded plot on the site of an old tennis court in Ilkley was the setting for this beautifully designed modern villa-style home. The generous 6,600 sq ft living accommodation is split over five levels with an upside-down layout and two balconies to take advantage of stunning views.

The works began with a 6.5 metre excavation to form the basement. The steel frame of the building was detailed, fabricated and erected by our in-house steel fabrication team, with the exterior of the property finished in western red cedar, locally sourced ashlar stone and an environmentally friendly sedum roof.

The abundance of glazing in the property gives a light and airy feel, including a full-height glass-to-glass corner window and flush-threshold wraparound sliding doors to provide a seamless link to the outdoors. Carefully selected solar shading systems included adjustable elliptical louvres, sliding louvred screens, and brise soleil, all finished in western red cedar, providing shade from the summer sun and privacy where needed.

The interior of the home features polished concrete floors, solid walnut flooring, complementary walnut doors and staircases plus feature walls in concrete shutter board tiles. The walnut wood theme continues into the kitchen with a bespoke fitted kitchen complete with Dekton worktops and smoked mirror splashbacks.

Outside, Japanese-style terraced garden areas were created, with black limestone flags and western red cedar boarding to match the cladding on the building.

Professional Partners: Halliday Clark – Architects

The project began with the demolition of existing farm buildings, and our client’s ambitious plans for a luxurious and modern 16,600ft² family home. The five-level property, with five bedrooms and five bathrooms, features a sunken lounge area and a 4m cantilevered section to the first floor, not only a stunning design feature but allowing for a covered barbecue patio as part of the 2,900ft² outdoor terracing.

Sutcliffe Residential was instructed as Principal Contractor, with the project benefitting from our in-house design, detailing, and steel fabrication facilities. We undertook all groundworks, substructure, and superstructure elements of the project and worked closely with the architects and structural engineers to provide optimal value engineering solutions for the client.

This bespoke project included a 16-car subterranean garage, cinema room, leisure facilities and swimming pool.

This early 19^th century building was diligently converted from a farm building to a luxurious 2,281 sq.ft, 4 bedroom family home. Extensive underpinning was required to ensure the stability of the building, create a one-level living space on the ground floor and enable us to add a second storey inside the barn. To retain the character of the building we used as many of the original features as possible, either restored in-situ like the stunning timber roof trusses, or used elsewhere in the building such as stone kerbs from the cattle stalls as part of the new window openings. A beautifully hand-crafted oak staircase was installed, along with co-ordinating flooring and underfloor heating throughout the ground floor. The solid wood shaker-style kitchen was also custom built. Externally, the stonework was sympathetically restored using traditional techniques and lime pointing. The garden was landscaped, Yorkshire stone flagging was laid to create terraces and dry stone walling was rebuilt using the original stone where possible. The property required all utilities to be installed, the client chose a renewable source for their heating with a ground source pump housed in its own stone-built plant room.

This project comprised of a complete refurbishment of an Edwardian built home, inside and out, a wraparound extension, landscaping of the gardens, and a new driveway. All to a very high specification. We began with demolition of an old existing lean-to extension and outbuildings. A steel frame was introduced to open the gable end, allowing for construction of a complex 182m² full wraparound extension. The alterations allowed the original façade to be replicated, and feature a new, more visible main entrance to the property, with additional entrances added at the sides. The exterior of the property was restored and rendered to match the original heritage finish. Inside, the 3-storey property was stripped back to the brickwork and timber and fully rebuilt, it was re-wired, and new plumbing and heating installed, including underfloor heating to the ground floor. The extensive remodelling included a large kitchen dining space with a bespoke handmade kitchen and bi-folding doors leading to the garden. Each of the 5 bedrooms has an en-suite bath/shower room, all fitted with top-quality sanitaryware and tiling.