Location : Hackney, UK
Client : Private
Year : 2019-2020
Area : 150 sq.m
stage : Under construction
Project description
Elmbank House
Rear Extension
Elmbank House
Rear Extension
Elmbank House
Rear Extension
Elmbank House
Rear Extension
The property is a Victorian mid-terraced, two storey, 3 bed room house, Built in rick work which form an 'M’ type butterfly roof .
The property consists of an L shaped footprint with along two storey projected rear building. The house is very narrow and internal walls block the flow of move and light and there was limited access to the garden.
The owner wishes to improve the property by erecting a roof extension at second floor level in the shape of a mansard and to have a side return in the form of ‘lean-to-roof’ at ground level along the rear projected wing.
A large open plan living space was created by opening up the front and rear reception rooms with new side infill space, providing ample living and family gathering space for our client’s young child and unborn baby.
A fully glazed skylight to the side extension allows for increased light levels and improved connections between the spaces linking the front of the house to the rear garden with side bench seating area along the new frank wall.
To rear facade, A large glass pivoting window enables people can seat from in and out of the house enjoying reading and dinning.
A calm material palette of reclaimed bricks and oak flooring gives a sense of warmth and texture to the home.
The rich detailing gives a tactile scale to the new domestic spaces.
Rushmore house-2
Loft extension, rear side infill and internal refurbishment
Location : Hackney, UK
Client : Private
Year : 2019-2020
Area : 150 sq.m
stage : Under construction
Rushmore house-2
Loft extension, rear side infill and internal refurbishment
Location : Hackney, UK
Client : Private
Year : 2019-2020
Area : 150 sq.m
stage : Under construction
Rushmore house-2
Loft extension, rear side infill and internal refurbishment
Location : Hackney, UK
Client : Private
Year : 2019-2020
Area : 150 sq.m
stage : Under construction
Project description
Project description
The property is a Victorian mid-terraced, two storey, 3 bed room house, Built in rick work which form an 'M’ type butterfly roof .
The property consists of an L shaped footprint with along two storey projected rear building. The house is very narrow and internal walls block the flow of move and light and there was limited access to the garden.
The owner wishes to improve the property by erecting a roof extension at second floor level in the shape of a mansard and to have a side return in the form of ‘lean-to-roof’ at ground level along the rear projected wing.
A large open plan living space was created by opening up the front and rear reception rooms with new side infill space, providing ample living and family gathering space for our client’s young child and unborn baby.
A fully glazed skylight to the side extension allows for increased light levels and improved connections between the spaces linking the front of the house to the rear garden with side bench seating area along the new frank wall.
To rear facade, A large glass pivoting window enables people can seat from in and out of the house enjoying reading and dinning.
A calm material palette of reclaimed bricks and oak flooring gives a sense of warmth and texture to the home.
The rich detailing gives a tactile scale to the new domestic spaces.
Project description
The property is a Victorian mid-terraced, two storey, 3 bed room house, Built in rick work which form an 'M’ type butterfly roof .
The property consists of an L shaped footprint with along two storey projected rear building. The house is very narrow and internal walls block the flow of move and light and there was limited access to the garden.
The owner wishes to improve the property by erecting a roof extension at second floor level in the shape of a mansard and to have a side return in the form of ‘lean-to-roof’ at ground level along the rear projected wing.
A large open plan living space was created by opening up the front and rear reception rooms with new side infill space, providing ample living and family gathering space for our client’s young child and unborn baby.
A fully glazed skylight to the side extension allows for increased light levels and improved connections between the spaces linking the front of the house to the rear garden with side bench seating area along the new frank wall.
To rear facade, A large glass pivoting window enables people can seat from in and out of the house enjoying reading and dinning.
A calm material palette of reclaimed bricks and oak flooring gives a sense of warmth and texture to the home.
The rich detailing gives a tactile scale to the new domestic spaces.
The property is a Victorian mid-terraced, two storey, 3 bed room house, Built in rick work which form an 'M’ type butterfly roof .
The property consists of an L shaped footprint with along two storey projected rear building. The house is very narrow and internal walls block the flow of move and light and there was limited access to the garden.
The owner wishes to improve the property by erecting a roof extension at second floor level in the shape of a mansard and to have a side return in the form of ‘lean-to-roof’ at ground level along the rear projected wing.
A large open plan living space was created by opening up the front and rear reception rooms with new side infill space, providing ample living and family gathering space for our client’s young child and unborn baby.
A fully glazed skylight to the side extension allows for increased light levels and improved connections between the spaces linking the front of the house to the rear garden with side bench seating area along the new frank wall.
To rear facade, A large glass pivoting window enables people can seat from in and out of the house enjoying reading and dinning.
A calm material palette of reclaimed bricks and oak flooring gives a sense of warmth and texture to the home.
The rich detailing gives a tactile scale to the new domestic spaces.
The site comprises a two storey semi-detached dwelling located on the east side of Barton Green. The surrounding area is predominantly residential in character and appearance consisting mainly of semi-detached dwellings.
The owner sought to improve the property by erecting a single storey side and rear extension and loft conversion within the existing roof shape following the demolition of the existing side extension.
Lammas Road House
New build
Rushmore Road
House Extension
Rushmore Road
House Extension
Location : Richmond, UK
Client : Private
Year : 2017
Area :
stage : Planning stage
Sutton care homes
New build
Location : Sutton, Surrey, UK
Client : Private
Year : 2017
Area :
stage : Planning stage
Site context
The site is located adjacent to Sutton Common next to Rosehill. The plot faces Rosehill Recreation Ground to the front and residential block to the rear. The street, Rosehill which meets A297 connects site from Sutton to Merton, Mitcham and to the city centre.
The building is planned to be used as a new Care Home which aimes to serve more than 20 patients in three storey building. As Care Home requires not only private rooms but also generous communal spaces and facilities, we have proposed a South-facing courtyard in the centre of the building which will bring natural lights into each private rooms and shared areas.
Domestic Courtyard and facade design
While the courtyard is opened internally to the patients, the elevations facing the streets are designed to be enclosed from the neighbourhood by using brick walls and slender windows. The facade of the building is composed of brick walls and thin horizontal concrete bands. While the bright red brick makes an ensemble with the residential buildings of the neighborhood, the horizontal concrete band not only breaks down the scale of the building but also brings a character of modern architecture.
The windows of the bedroom and communal spaces have different sizes not only to bring the playful and loose composition to the facade but also reveals internal spaces to exterior facade.
The meeting room invites visitors from the groundfloor which is designed as a bay-like pavilion. The stairs and lift continue up to the roof level to allow residents using the roof top garden.
As the exterior responses with the context of Rosehill, internal spaces is developed to become a domestic Care Home. In response to the idea of domestic Care Home, the south facing courtyard is proposed bringing bright and livable character to the interior.
The courtyard starts from the groundfloor all the way to the top floor and has platform on first floor not only breaking down the scale of the voided space but also offering accessible deck to residents.
A genourous hallway and floor to ceiling windows are planned around the courtyard allowing residents to sit or stay enjoying the sun.
Claremont Avenue
Rear Extension
London Calvary church
New build and internal refurbishment
Location : Kingston, UK
Client : Private
Year : 2016-on going
Area : 350 sq.m
stage : Permission granted, detailed design completed
Project description
Calvary Korean Church founded in 1990, is a vibrant and active church used not only by Koreans, but also by all of nationals and well served for both for its congregation and the community. This building was used for the council’s day nursery centre until 2012, and further converted into the current church in September 2012.
A number of site influences have shaped design concept, such as: beautiful pitched roofed building, wide frontages with car parking space, bright and welcoming courtyard connecting main and extension building, and a huge rear garden. As for the design influences, contemporary and timeless space becomes the main atmosphere of the building. The material has to be a design language that is simple, well detailed and goes throughout the whole building. Its roof shape has to integrate well with the existing building, creating a spiritual and warm light from the outside.
The service hall sits in the heart of the site which can be visually connected to main building on the right and massive rear garden on the left, so that it becomes the main hub for the church.
Space wise, it is a huge square volume of space, with an inclined ceiling from 3 meters to 5 meters of the highest.
Towards the rear garden, it has a big opening with two layers of movable glazing on the outer side, and sliding plywood door on the inner side. Towards the corridor, there is also a sliding door.
Understanding that this space needs to be flexible, the door can be closed for service purpose to reduce the noise, and after it finishes it can be opened again.
By doing so, it creates a bigger space that links the rear garden and courtyard with the main service hall.
Next to the main service hall is a storage to contain all the chairs and tables. Depends on the occasions, the furniture arrangements can be changed with ease.
For the convenience and welcoming front experience for all ages and disabled person, two entrances are provided.
The first entrance, in which the existing ramp is angled towards to main entrance and new stair is also built in front of main entrance door.
The second entrance is also designed through the side buildings, also with a ramp toward the door, leading to the well lit courtyard. This entrance can also act for a purpose of fire or emergency access.
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The space itself needed to be flexible in terms of usage,
meaning that it can be arranged not only as a serving space, but also another activity such as meeting, conference, or resting area. A good connection between the main entrance to the rear garden is also an important factor of this design, as it defines the clear interaction between outdoor and indoor space. Therefore, the existing rear building are converted into one main service hall which make the currently rear building to be big enough to accommodate the current church coming capacity of around 165~170 people. As for the internal refurbishment, parts of internal wall are removed from currently forming main service hall,
so that the current narrow and dark front foyer can be opened directly to the bright courtyard, creating welcoming social space which is important part of the church function.
In addition, the corridors can be widely opened for around 35 additional service seats.
Furthermore, the rear terrace garden can also be used for another 35 additional seats. In total, the main service hall provides in total of around 240 seats.
Surrounded by the residential houses and facing neighboring gardens from where proposed, the relationship of any building to its neighbor is important.
Hence the most important design concept to rear building should not adversely impact neighboring properties and this has formed the newly designed roof shape.
The inclining pitched roof from three sides of wall and converging to one higher point not only to design building as a church, but also to improve relationship to neighboring properties from the current faceless flat felt roof.
It creates spatial valley between new roof and the main volume of two storey building.
The outside wall is cladded in dark yellow brick matching existing wall and others well founded in the context.
Two pitched roof planes facing to neighboring properties is using roof tiles, matching existing roof colour at the main building.
In addition, central roof plane is covered in sedum planting creating another layer of garden space at the first floor level as a feature.
This roof will be not accessible for the public except for maintenance purpose. However, this sedum roof can be seen from the first floor of church foyer.
The side wall has a full glazing which exposed directly to the sedum roof, meaning that there is a clear visualization from the room to outside view.
It is very important that people can have a private place and time for them to pray in silence.
Different atmospheres can be felt throughout the days, whether it is morning time when the sky is still dark, a bright afternoon lunch time when people talk, drink tea, or relaxing, or at noon when the service is going.
With the cross sitting on the inclined sedum roof, the scenery becomes a story of how Calvary Church itself got its name.
Material wise, the use of timber, plaster, and brick play important roles in shaping the desired church atmosphere.
For the main two storey building, timber flooring is used. As for the main service hall, series of rectangular plywood are attached throughout the wall, forming a simple and warm space.
The courtyard is mainly constructed out of bricks, both the wall and flooring correspondence to the outer brick.
With the bright light shining through, the courtyard with roof light works as buffer space between the main service hall and main building.
Next to the courtyard, there is a wooden stair leading to the church foyer which features wooden floor, balustrade and seats, with timber frame window towards the view to the sedum roof.
