RENOVATING A VICTORIAN HOUSE

Renovating these popular houses can bring creative challenges but also huge opportunities. We asked architects and interior designers to share their top tips

Victorian houses are full of character and charm, and renovating these homes, with their soaring ceilings, pretty mouldings, decorative woodwork, and countless other attributes, is a job tackled by many homeowners around the UK. But despite their aesthetic detailing, there’s one common problem most renovators will encounter — the layout. Because they were built between 1837 and 1901, the layout of Victorian homes – particularly terraced properties – tells of a life lived very differently to today’s. So how do you make the most of Victorian properties – from terraced properties to detached sprawling detached homes – in such a way that it preserves their architectural details and makes them suited to modern life? “Victorian houses are very common,” says Rick Fabrizio, director at Tholos Architects. “In fact, it’s estimated…

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Homebuilding & Renovating (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2024

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