Vitrine
Architecture Residential Greater London, England, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
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1. William Tozer Associates_ Vitrine 01 The heavily-glazed addition accommodates an open-plan kitchen and dining space. 2000 px 3008 px 3 MB Print - Low res only |
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2. William Tozer Associates_ Vitrine 02 An eclectic garden occupies the space between the new built form and the boundary wall of the neighbouring house. 2000 px 3008 px 3 MB Print - Low res only |
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3. William Tozer Associates_ Vitrine 03 A large rooflight over the dining area and a continuous floor finish creates an ambiguity between indoor and outdoor space. 2000 px 3008 px 3 MB Print - Low res only |
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4. William Tozer Associates_ Vitrine 04 The white and stainless steel kitchen units appear sculptural, mimicking the vocabulary of the new building forms at a smaller scale. 2000 px 3008 px 2 MB Print - Low res only |
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5. William Tozer Associates_ Vitrine 05 767 px 1500 px 264 KB Print - Low res only |
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6. William Tozer Associates_ Vitrine 06 Cupboards and storage units throughout the rest of the house are articulated in the same manner as the kitchen—appearing as satellite elements of the ground-floor architectural composition. 2000 px 3008 px 2 MB Print - Low res only |
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7. William Tozer Associates_ Vitrine 07 2000 px 3008 px 2 MB Print - Low res only |
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8. William Tozer Associates_ Vitrine 08 Doors are frameless, and concealed into walls, and the resulting volumes and planes frame views of original elements of the Victorian building—giving them the status of found-object artworks. 2000 px 3008 px 2 MB Print - Low res only |
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9. William Tozer Associates_ Vitrine 09 2474 px 3400 px 128 KB Print - Low res only |
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10. William Tozer Associates_ Vitrine 10 The upper levels of the house accommodate bedroom and work spaces for a classical composer and an opera director. 2000 px 3008 px 1 MB Print - Low res only |
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11. William Tozer Associates_ Vitrine 11 2000 px 3008 px 1 MB Print - Low res only |
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12. William Tozer Associates_ Vitrine 12 The top-floor bathroom incorporates a frameless glass rooflight over the shower, recalling the Skyspaces of James Turrell. 1955 px 2939 px 2 MB Print - Low res only |
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13. William Tozer Associates_ Vitrine 13 1956 px 2942 px 2 MB Print - Low res only |
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14. William Tozer Associates_ Vitrine 14 1248 px 1400 px 274 KB Print - Low res only |
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15. William Tozer Associates_ Vitrine 15 The modern form of the extension is a stark contrast to the original Victorian buildings and the traditional design of neighbouring additions. 2000 px 2810 px 3 MB Print - Low res only |
Description
The project—a house for a classical music composer and an opera director—encompasses a three-sided glass extension to a Victorian terrace house in north London. The new glazed space encloses an open-plan kitchen-dining area that opens onto a courtyard garden. The fourth elevation is similarly dematerialized as it constitutes the open-plan connection to the original building. The ‘fifth elevation’—the roof—is also punctuated by glass in the form of a frameless roof-light. Usually used to display architectural models or museum objects, this vitrine presents as treasured both the occupants and their interior space (when viewed from the exterior) and the courtyard garden and the neighbour’s houses (when viewed from the interior). Renovations throughout the rest of the house also take the form of rectilinear planes and solids—mirroring at various scales the sculptural appearance of the ground-floor extension and kitchen elements.
Details
| Project size | 145 m2 |
| Completion date | 2018 |
| Building levels | 3 |
Project team
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WILLIAM TOZER Associates | Architect |