Hoxton House
Architecture Residential Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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2. Fire rated glazing The fire rated interior crittal style glazing separates the kitchen from the stairs, bringing the house up to building regulation standards. 4681 px 7014 px 8 MB A3 print |
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3. Semi open plan Kitchen, dining and lounge are all combined in a single volume with a nice uninterrupted view of the rear patio. 7360 px 4912 px 10 MB A3 print |
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4. Rear sliding doors The thin profile sliding doors at the rear allow for day light to get deep inside the ground floor. 4833 px 7242 px 9 MB A3 print |
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5. Entrance hall The entrance hallway and staircase are separated from the kitchen via a fire resistant crittal style glazing. 4546 px 6811 px 8 MB A3 print |
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7. Spacious bathroom The large pink bathroom is a main feature of the house. Flooded with daylight it has a wide shower and a tiled in tub. 4872 px 7300 px 7 MB A3 print |
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8. Inside-out lounge Thanks to the large sliding doors the lounge can easily be transformed into an inside-out space, being directly connected to the patio. 4912 px 7360 px 7 MB A3 print |
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9. First floor bathroom Black and white fittings combined with the minimal looking square tiles give the tiny first floor bathroom a clean aesthetic. 4902 px 7345 px 9 MB A3 print |
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17. Before photo - Ground floor timber doors 4048 px 3036 px 4 MB A4 print |
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20. Before photo - Ground floor kitchen 4048 px 3036 px 3 MB A4 print |
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22. Before photo - Ground floor kitchen 4048 px 3036 px 3 MB A4 print |
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23. Before photo - Ground floor entrance hall 3036 px 4048 px 3 MB A4 print |
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25. Before photo - first floor balcony 3036 px 4048 px 5 MB A4 print |
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26. Before photo - Open plan ground floor 3036 px 4048 px 3 MB A4 print |
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27. Before photo - Entrance hall 3036 px 4048 px 3 MB A4 print |
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30. Before photo - Second floor hallway 3036 px 4048 px 3 MB A4 print |
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31. Before photo - Patio 3036 px 4048 px 4 MB A4 print |
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37. Before photo - staircase 3036 px 4048 px 4 MB A4 print |
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38. Second Floor plan CAD Drawing 3707 px 2492 px 910 KB A4 print |
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39. Rear Elevation CAD Drawing 3547 px 2989 px 849 KB A4 print |
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40. First Floor Plan CAD Drawing 4028 px 2645 px 1 MB A4 print |
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43. Ground Floor Plan CAD Drawing 4091 px 2652 px 2 MB A4 print |
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48. View from the kitchen Concept sketch 4911 px 3459 px 3 MB A4 print |
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49. View from the lounge Concept sketch 4911 px 3459 px 4 MB A4 print |
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50. Second Floor Plan Concept sketch 3647 px 2115 px 2 MB Print - Low res only |
Description
This Hoxton terrace house received a colourful, full interior refurbishment. For a client who is a Barbican enthusiast, the palette was able to be strong and eclectic. Beautiful existing features of the building were celebrated, like the exposed steel beams and the old basketball court floors.
With an already open plan kitchen, the existing layout didn’t meet regulations – the challenge was to keep the open functionality and feel while bringing it up to current requirements. Fire rated glazed doors were incorporated on the ground floor to retain visual connections but also contain the kitchen acoustically and for fire separation.
Upstairs, the colour continues with the bedrooms and bathrooms using block colour and simple tiling to make a colourful statement.
Questions and Answers
What was the brief?
A full renovation of a three storey Victorian terraced house.
Create an improved open plan kitchen/dining/lounge area whilst meeting the fire regulations. The existing property had a kitchen/dining area that was not meet the current fire safety standards.
Create an en-suite bathroom for the first floor bedroom.
Improve the daylight intake in the lounge area.
Improve connection to the courtyard with large sliding doors.
Creating fun spaces.
What were the key challenges?
Compactness of all spaces.
The existing property had no hallway from the front door to the stairs up to the upper floors, something that doesn’t meet fire regulations. The challenge was to keep that open plan feel whilst meeting the fire regulations.
What were the solutions?
A glazed set of steel fire rated doors provide the open plan feel with the hallway, whilst meeting the current fire regulations.
A new set of aluminium doors give out to the newly paved courtyard.
A walk on rooflight was inserted in the roof of the existing ground floor extension, letting in more light, whilst not compromising on the practicality of the first floor terrace from the rear bedroom.
Insertion of a small but colourful mint bathroom on the first floor.
Remodeling the family bathroom that housed not only a separate shower and bath, but also a stacked washer/dryer and new boiler above the hidden cistern of the toilet. This same bathroom was injected with bold pink and peach tiles making it very striking as soon as you walk in through the door.
Reinterpretation of the typical Victorian dado-rail across the rooms with painted datum lines set out at different heights to inject interest and colour in both bedrooms.
Design with light fittings in mind. The Flos String light is a very architectural fitting, allowing the designer to work with the cable in an interesting way.
How is the project unique?
The eclecticism of the material choices.
Colourful design with simple ideas and tiles.
Being bold with colour and persevere with the execution of the design concept from initial sketch to construction.
Curation of upcycled pieces of furniture with new fixtures and fittings creating a very personal and unique feel of space.
Who are the clients and what's interesting about them?
Wants to be as anonymous as possible.
Key products used:
Kitchen Devol
Worktop Mortise concrete
Lights dining Flos String light
Tiles bathroom Domus & Strata
Bathroom taps Lusso Stone
Sliding door Maxlight
Steel doors Fabco Ltd.
Details
| Completion date | 2020 |
| Building levels | 3 |
Project team
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Ewald Van Der Straeten | |
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Bradley Van Der Straeten | Architects |