Courtyard Terrace
Architecture Residential Greater London, England, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
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2. From the entry area there are glimpsed views through the living space and the open-riser staircase to the internal courtyard and the kitchen respectively. The timber-clad staircase references the Stack installations of Donald Judd. 3656 px 4570 px 2 MB A4 print |
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4. The handleless black kitchen units are articulated as rectilinear sculptural elements, at the same scale as the white volumes and planes that loosely divide the open plan spaces. The kitchen and dining space are surrounded by courtyard gardens on two sides. 3653 px 5479 px 2 MB A3 print |
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7. The first-floor hallway is illuminated by pedestrian-loaded glass from the second-floor, which in turn is naturally lit by a large rooflight above. These visual cuts in the floor and roof provide framed views of the sky two floors down into the building. The open-riser staircase brings natural light further down to the deep-plan area of the ground floor. 3652 px 5475 px 2 MB A3 print |
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9. The main bedroom is articulated as an open-plan space, with bathroom and dressing areas loosely divided by planes and volumes. Hidden doors enable these spaces to be enclosed for privacy. 5477 px 3652 px 2 MB A3 print |
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12. The second-floor study is open-plan, but can be enclosed by concealed sliding-and-folding doors, while frameless mirror above the roof ties creates the illusion that this space is open. The frameless roof-light is reminiscent of the Skyspaces of James Turrell, but reads as a fourth type of visual cut in the building fabric, alongside the glazed floor, mirrors, and concealed door and window openings. 3651 px 5478 px 2 MB A3 print |
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15. The glazed openings to the roof and rear elevation are the only external sign of the complexity of interior architectural strategies. 1500 px 467 px 151 KB Print - Low res only |
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Description
Mirrors either side of the chimney breast create a visual doubling of the living space, giving the impression that the project is a lateral conversion of two terrace houses. To the rear of the ground floor, the new extension forms an open-plan kitchen-dining area, separated from the living space by a courtyard that brings natural light deep into the plan. All four levels of the house are organised around rectilinear planes and volumes that both loosely divide the spaces, and conceal doors to allow the full enclosure of rooms. A high-level triangle of mirror and a sliding-and-folding door system allow a spare bedroom to appear open-plan. A glass floor between the first and second floors, combined with a large rooflight above, brings natural light and views of the sky down two levels into the building, and the open-riser staircase allows the light to continue another storey to the ground floor.
Details
| Project size | 240 m2 |
| Completion date | 2022 |
Project team
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WILLIAM TOZER Associates |