A sequence of “monumental” concrete columns body views throughout a big backyard at this home in Dulwich, London, prolonged by native studio Proctor & Shaw.
Tasked with refurbishing and increasing the prevailing terraced dwelling, named Dulwich Home, Proctor & Shaw centered on enhancing its connection to a 57-metre-long backyard at its rear.
Consequently, the studio centered its consideration on the again of the house, including a sequence of household areas framed by a minimal, uncovered concrete construction.
“The undertaking was all about reworking the house’s relationship with the westerly backyard,” founder John Proctor informed Dezeen.
“The brand new extension and principal inner retrofit have been all designed with this in thoughts.”
Beforehand, the rear of the house sat 1.5 metres above the backyard. Proctor & Shaw lowered this by two steps to create extra beneficiant ceiling heights and a better connection to the outside.
Three sequential areas – a boot room, a kitchen and a residing house – linked by wood steps overlook a five-metre-deep terrace on the rear of Dulwich Home.
“The bottom ground is reconfigured and prolonged to supply a sequence of ‘broken-plan’ household areas whose structure is outlined with a sequence of monumental columns and beams,” stated the studio.
A brief, thick wall with a bio-ethanol hearth at its base divides the eating and residing areas, whereas the kitchen is centred round a big concrete island.
Within the residing space, a big bi-fold window is positioned alongside a seat, whereas within the adjoining eating space, full-height sliding glass doorways lead onto the patio.
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“The bi-fold window seat expertise captures the essence of the scheme,” stated Proctor.
“It is a fantastic spot to benefit from the backyard as a visible amenity within the colder months, maybe with the fireplace burning, however then can rework, with doorways open, into a totally completely different expertise in the summertime,” he continued.
“It was this transformational seasonal connection from dwelling to backyard that we needed to create, and the structure cleverly helps this.”
On the centre of Dulwich Home, an oak-lined staircase has been added to steer as much as a newly-created loft house offering two extra bedrooms.
The present bedrooms of the house on the primary ground have been minimally altered, with the remaining price range getting used to enhance the bogs, certainly one of which is completed in pink-toned plaster.
Different residential initiatives in London by Proctor & Shaw embrace an extension topped by a big zinc-clad roof and a townhouse expanded by a sequence of glazed volumes that attract daylight.
The pictures is by Ståle Eriksen.