Porter Robson was commissioned to extend and refurbish an existing home in Fareham, reworking a series of existing spaces to create a more generous, connected and contemporary living environment.

The design builds on the existing house rather than replacing it, retaining its established structure and roof form while introducing carefully positioned additions that improve the way the home works. The original arrangement of separate rooms is reorganised around a generous new kitchen and dining space, creating a stronger social heart to the house and a more direct relationship with the garden.

A separate lounge provides a quieter living space, while a new entrance hall, utility and WC improve the practical organisation of the ground floor. The layout also incorporates a ground-floor bedroom with en-suite accommodation, adding flexibility to the home and allowing it to respond to changing needs over time.

At first floor, the accommodation is reorganised to provide three further bedrooms, a family bathroom and additional en-suite facilities, creating a clearer and more balanced relationship between shared family spaces and private accommodation.

Externally, the extension adopts a deliberately contemporary architectural language while remaining connected to the existing house. A restrained palette of render, cladding and dark grey windows and doors differentiates new interventions, while the matching roof tiles provide continuity with the original building.

The wider site is also reorganised, including revised access and parking arrangements, allowing the refurbished house and its external spaces to work together as a more coherent whole.

Hill Park House demonstrates how careful extension and internal reorganisation can transform an existing property without losing the value of what is already there, creating a home that is more spacious, flexible and responsive to contemporary family life.

95 Hill Park

Client:

Private

Year:

2026

Porter Robson was commissioned to extend and refurbish an existing home in Fareham, reworking a series of existing spaces to create a more generous, connected and contemporary living environment.

The design builds on the existing house rather than replacing it, retaining its established structure and roof form while introducing carefully positioned additions that improve the way the home works. The original arrangement of separate rooms is reorganised around a generous new kitchen and dining space, creating a stronger social heart to the house and a more direct relationship with the garden.

A separate lounge provides a quieter living space, while a new entrance hall, utility and WC improve the practical organisation of the ground floor. The layout also incorporates a ground-floor bedroom with en-suite accommodation, adding flexibility to the home and allowing it to respond to changing needs over time.

At first floor, the accommodation is reorganised to provide three further bedrooms, a family bathroom and additional en-suite facilities, creating a clearer and more balanced relationship between shared family spaces and private accommodation.

Externally, the extension adopts a deliberately contemporary architectural language while remaining connected to the existing house. A restrained palette of render, cladding and dark grey windows and doors differentiates new interventions, while the matching roof tiles provide continuity with the original building.

The wider site is also reorganised, including revised access and parking arrangements, allowing the refurbished house and its external spaces to work together as a more coherent whole.

Hill Park House demonstrates how careful extension and internal reorganisation can transform an existing property without losing the value of what is already there, creating a home that is more spacious, flexible and responsive to contemporary family life.