Arthur Road House
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Modern home built over five-stories for the architect's family in suburban Wimbledon
The site is very narrow and quite steeply sloping, while the proximity of a large Edwardian villa meant that rights of light had to be respected. Local authority planners were, however, receptive to the principle of a new, modern house.
No room in the house is more than 5m wide. The plan is necessarily linear. The pavilion is covered by a concrete barrel vault, with external planting to soften its impact. A clear route through the building extends along the northern perimeter, passing through the hall and leading visitors to the staircase, which leads down to the dining area and garden terrace.
The structure of the house comprises three quite distinct components: a concrete podium ground floor and basement; a timber-framed superstructure to the front three storeys; and a steel-framed external envelope enclosing the main double-height spaces at the rear.
Data
- Completed: 2002
- Floor area: 186m2
- Sector: House
- Total cost: £320,000
- Funding: Private
- Procurement: Architect as designer and main contractor
- Address: Arthur Road House, Wimbledon Park, London, SW19 7DR, United Kingdom
Professional Team
- Architect: Terry Pawson Architects
- Project architect: Terry Pawson
- Client: Terry Pawson
- Structural engineer: Barton Engineers
- Main contractor: Terry Pawson Architects
Suppliers
- Cladding: Terry Gregory
- General building fit-out: Atrium construction
- Roofing: Index Building Products
- Louvre Window System: Ruskin Air Management
- Underfloor heating: Eurogauge