Located at the rear of a three storey Victorian villa the kitchen and small dining area had been subjected to intrusive alteration and was physically and visually cut off from the large back garden. Original Victorian features were repaired and previous alterations either removed or adapted, for example, cutting away the base of the rear 1970’s portrait window enabled access to the garden. The glazed doors to this opening can, when opened, be discretely be set back within the reveals, through contemporary interpretation of the traditional shutter detail, allowing an uncluttered passage between kitchen and garden. The scheme successfully mixes traditional with contemporary and reflects the Clients’ treatment of the rest of the House.