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London, United Kingdom
The project foresees the regeneration of an historical residential building situated alongside Clapham Common Park in London.
The brief concerns a full refurbishment and the restoration of the main historical features of a Victorian House and their adaptation towards a contemporary life-style without changing the original atmosphere. This approach has required a critical revision of the historical building that was originally created for a very different way of life, with sensitivity to and respect for traditional
methods of construction.
As in the original vision of the Victorian House, the project seeks a strong relation between the internal space and the existing gardens, creating a new continuity between the lower ground floor and the upper gardens.
In the rear garden two walls of recycled ancient bricks covered by a light glass roof generates a new space extending the living area of the house. The timber folding façade of the extension allows a continuous use of the living area and the outside space of the wooden deck and the garden, enlarging the habitable space and incorporating the garden as an external room of the house.
The glass roof of the back extension, supported by timber beams with the same dimensions and separation of the structural joists, blurs the internal space of the lower ground floor into the garden. In fact the timber beams, creating a brise-soleil effect, illuminate the inner space of the living area with a gradient of light from inside to outside.
The development of sustainable parameters for natural ventilation, durability, energy savings, thermal and acoustic insulation, have been invisibly integrated in the finishing and fittings of the house. The materials used in the construction works are those of the Victorian tradition: bricks, glass, timber and ceramics, but used in a contemporary way. All the furniture, the new fireplaces, the kitchen, the doors, the book case, etc. are bespoke designs realized through an art and craft process.
The architecture of the extensions, the interior lay-out, and the finishes seek a new balance between tradition and innovation, preserving the lifetime of an evolving house.
The brief concerns a full refurbishment and the restoration of the main historical features of a Victorian House and their adaptation towards a contemporary life-style without changing the original atmosphere. This approach has required a critical revision of the historical building that was originally created for a very different way of life, with sensitivity to and respect for traditional
methods of construction.
As in the original vision of the Victorian House, the project seeks a strong relation between the internal space and the existing gardens, creating a new continuity between the lower ground floor and the upper gardens.
In the rear garden two walls of recycled ancient bricks covered by a light glass roof generates a new space extending the living area of the house. The timber folding façade of the extension allows a continuous use of the living area and the outside space of the wooden deck and the garden, enlarging the habitable space and incorporating the garden as an external room of the house.
The glass roof of the back extension, supported by timber beams with the same dimensions and separation of the structural joists, blurs the internal space of the lower ground floor into the garden. In fact the timber beams, creating a brise-soleil effect, illuminate the inner space of the living area with a gradient of light from inside to outside.
The development of sustainable parameters for natural ventilation, durability, energy savings, thermal and acoustic insulation, have been invisibly integrated in the finishing and fittings of the house. The materials used in the construction works are those of the Victorian tradition: bricks, glass, timber and ceramics, but used in a contemporary way. All the furniture, the new fireplaces, the kitchen, the doors, the book case, etc. are bespoke designs realized through an art and craft process.
The architecture of the extensions, the interior lay-out, and the finishes seek a new balance between tradition and innovation, preserving the lifetime of an evolving house.
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