Loader Monteith turns a two-bed bungalow into a four-bed home in Prestwich

Scottish studio Loader Monteith describes this one as "squeezing a quart into a pint pot": a 69-square-metre, two-bedroom red-brick bungalow in Prestwich, near Manchester, reworked into a four-bedroom, two-bathroom family home. The clients, Matt and Angie Maurer, built much of it themselves, which meant hunting down contractors and suppliers who, as Matt Maurer put it, cared about the details as much as they did.

The studio started by looking at Prestwich's streets, where red brick dominates. So the new work is brick too, with decorative corbelling and folded details drawn from local patterns. A green-toned copper entrance stands out against the original walls and clay tiles, and copper also frames the angular rear extension, which wears a sedum roof.

Inside, the plan has been turned around. Two bedrooms, a study, a utility room and a toilet now face the street, while kitchen, living and dining spaces run as three linked rooms at the back, stepping down to sit level with the garden behind sliding doors. A skylit stair rises to a new first floor tucked under a dormer roof. Concrete floors, white walls and exposed timber joinery keep it calm.

It's a private house, so there's nothing to visit, but it's a useful read for anyone wondering how much a modest bungalow can hold.

Our summary of a story from Dezeen, published 23 October 2026. Read the original

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