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Bright future
Before and after pictures tell the story of this extreme
makeover of a home in St Heliers, which
was rebuilt by Scarbro Residential
Above: It looks like a new build, but
this house is a renovation. The home
was largely rebuilt from the ground
up by Scarbro Residential, with
just a few walls and floors re-used.
Morrison Architecture introduced a
new angled bay window at the front
of the house, which enhances the
contemporary look and maximises
views to the sea and city.

Demolishing or removing an
older house to make way for a
new build isn’t always the best
solution.
A major renovation can be
a better way to maximise both
the space and views, especially when existing-use rights
ensure the height of a house
can be retained.
The original house on this
site in St Heliers was so long
past its use-by-date, that it

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had been abandoned for a
few years while the owners
decided on the best way to
approach the project.
The solution was an
extreme makeover designed
by Morrison Architecture and
built by Scarbro Residential,
a company that specialises in
the construction of medium to
high-end houses, alterations,
and multi-unit developments.
Scar bro quantity surveyor

Carlton John says the existing
house was essentially gutted,
inside and out, with just a few
floors and walls retained.
The house was enlarged,
with three storeys accommodated within the former
two-storey volume – it is
now more than 500m2, with
an additional 115m2 of new
decks. This makes it approximately 50% larger in terms of
floor area.