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
Claremont Avenue
Rear Extension
Netil House Two-Storey Extension
Extending the Creative Community
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Netil House in Hackney supports a diverse community of artists, designers and creative practitioners. The proposal introduces a two-storey extension and internal reorganisation to provide additional workspace while strengthening connections between the building, its residents and the wider neighbourhood.
A fully glazed ground-floor frontage opens the building to the street, bringing natural light inside and making creative activity more visible. The reception is transformed into a shared community hub, incorporating a lounge, hot desks and flexible spaces for working and interaction. New studios and offices support start-ups, micro-businesses and emerging creative practices, while connecting to existing shared facilities. A new Level 3 office also extends the rooftop community around NETIL 360. Overall, the proposal strengthens Netil House as an open, approachable and socially connected environment where working, meeting and creativity overlap.
Site context
Sewdley Street is a mid-terrace two storey house with an existing two-storey rear ‘outrigger’ building and it has a 3.5m rear extension that has a hip roof. The property is not locally listed nor is located within any conservation area as shown on the borough’s Core Strategy Proposal Map.
Design proposal
The proposed design mainly contains the rear extension and the loft extension. We articulate the existing ground floor layout as the deep floor plan that creates long corridor space and thus overall space has a lack of daylight. Thus, the proposal inserts the courtyard with a vertical lightwell to increase daylight allowance into overall internal space and to provide soft breakpoint in between long corridor across living space, kitchen, and dining space. Moreover, the proposed skip-floor plans are connected visually via new lightwell shaft.
Description
Netil House in Hackney is home to a diverse community of artists, designers and creative practitioners, with more than a hundred studios and shared spaces. The proposal explores how a two-storey extension and internal reorganisation can support this growing creative commu-nity while strengthening the relationship between the building, its residents and the wider neighbourhood.
The key idea is to create a more open, approachable and socially connected Netil House. The proposal combines a new active frontage, improved communal facilities and additional workspace for small businesses and emerging creative practitioners.
An Active Frontage
The existing brick frontage is transformed with a fully glazed facade, opening the ground floor towards the street and creating a stronger visual connection between the creative activi-ty inside and the public realm outside.
Rather than presenting a closed facade, the new frontage allows activity within the building to become visible from the street. This creates a more welcoming and inclusive entrance while encouraging interaction between building users, visitors and the surrounding community.
The extensive glazing also brings natural light deep into the ground floor. Although the recep-tion is positioned towards the north, the new facade allows the space to benefit from a greater sense of openness and daylight.
A New Community Hub
The ground floor is reorganised to make the reception more efficient and useful as a shared social space.
A functional post room and back-of-house office are integrated into the new arrangement, while an open lounge with hot desks provides a more flexible environment for informal work-ing, meeting and interaction.
The reception becomes more than a point of arrival. It acts as a social threshold between the street and the creative community within, providing opportunities for people to meet, work and exchange ideas.
The openness of the frontage also improves passive observation of people entering and leav-ing the building, contributing to a stronger sense of security and activity.
More Space for Creative Practitioners
The extension creates additional small studios and offices aimed particularly at start-ups, mi-cro-businesses and emerging creative practices.
The intention is not simply to increase the amount of workspace, but to provide a better work-ing environment while maintaining the informal and collaborative character that defines Netil House.
The new spaces are connected to the wider network of shared facilities, allowing smaller businesses to benefit from the community and resources of the existing building.
Connecting the Rooftop Community
A further intervention introduces a new office to the southern part of the existing roof at Level 3. This previously underused roof area, historically associated mainly with mechanical and ancillary functions, provides an opportunity to create a valuable new workspace within the existing building envelope.
The roof is already activated by NETIL 360, the rooftop café and event space, which is fre-quently used by the creative community. The proposed office therefore benefits from an es-tablished social setting rather than operating as an isolated workspace.
The new Level 3 office and the proposed rooftop office share NETIL 360 as a common social ground. This creates an additional layer of interaction between office residents, visitors and the wider creative community.
A More Connected Netil House
The proposal builds upon the existing culture of Netil House by introducing new physical and visual connections at different levels of the building.
From the fully glazed ground-floor frontage to the shared reception and lounge, and upwards to the new workspaces and rooftop community, the intervention creates a more open se-quence of spaces where working, meeting and socialising overlap.
The extension is therefore conceived not simply as an increase in floor area, but as an opportunity to strengthen the social infrastructure of Netil House — providing more space for creative practitioners while making the building more welcoming, visible and connected to its neighbourhood.