Case Study

The way in which this house fits perfectly into its site is greatly aided by the inclusion of a basement in its construction. Situated in Galashiels, a town in the Scottish Borders renowned for its scenery and beautiful rolling hills, it took some ingenuity to get the design right. Fortunately, a design solution was available.…

Situated in a semirural location close to transport links, Little Baddow represented an opportunity to create a self-build with basement. John, the client, explains their journey and how they arrived at the decision to include a Glatthaar basement in the project. “We purchased the original house in 2005 and we lived there until 2016.  As…

When including a basement, developers can view a prospective building plot from a new perspective. Developers are looking at more innovative ways to optimise available space and create stunning new houses for us to live in. Enhancing the building plot can make the difference to the project’s profitability. Luxury self-build developer Datum Contracts & Construction…

Basement space into leisure space The creation of leisure space is becoming a priority in many self-build projects. The importance of health and well-being are better understood, and Glatthaar Keller are increasingly being asked for a sport and wellness space as part of the clients’ basement project. The simplest ideas utilise a basement room for…

“We had a place at Bosham, which we used as a weekend retreat and over many years it gave us lots of pleasure. When the children were young, they went sailing there and it was a beautiful time. At one point we had to make the decision where we would like to spend the rest…

“A huge amount of work goes into a new build and we really appreciated the well-informed and experienced approach that Glatthaar Keller took”. Background Clive and Linda Parry had lived in a 1930’s house in Bromley for 30 years and over that time had seen the London borough become increasingly built up and busy. With…

Background Mark and Fiona Raistrick, along with their 2 young children, have built this wonderful family home complete with Glatthaar Keller basement. Mark Raistrick, an IT project manager, had always liked the idea of building his own house. Then, in 2008, he took things seriously and spent about 3 months searching for a plot of…

Background David & Tanith Ridgway, along with their daughters, Molly (10) and Erin (5) have built this wonderful family home complete with Glatthaar Keller basement. Having left a successful career in IT a few years ago, David set up his own classic car business shortly after. With a long held dream to build his own…

“After 15 years living in, and renovating a beautiful Grade II listed Georgian house in Berwick-upon-Tweed, we decided we wanted a change. We had fantastic sea and river views from the house which was quite large and on three storeys, but with a very small and public garden. The location right on the North Sea…

Duane Parkin has a keen eye for design and some building experience to draw from. Having started his own building and developing business 15 years ago, amongst many projects, he’s built 10 new houses from the ground up. Now he has his very own pre-manufactured basement house, named ‘Hidden House’, which is a sleek, modern…

We had no intention of building a basement and, in fact, I always thought of basements as cold and damp environments with no headroom. Given the nature of the soft clay soil on the site though, we always knew that we’d have to dig deep foundations for a new build and having chosen to build…

The client wanted us to build two large basements in Watford. One for himself and his family and one for his parents, both living together on the same plot. The two of them were so designed that the sun would shine into the basement as long as possible so that the rooms would be very…