Pear Tree House
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A backland house built in two parts around a 100-year-old pear tree and linked by a glass walkway
A family home wraps around an old pear tree, which was excavated from the rubbish-strewn site and forms the primary generator for the plan.
It feels the building is the result of the sculpting-out of a sequence of internal spaces, perhaps heightened by the in-situ concrete ground-floor construction.
It is hard to believe this is a self-build project; the construction is immaculate and the details carefully considered and executed.
Data
- Completed: 2014
- Floor area: 425m2
- Sector: House
- Total cost: £975,000
- Address: 190a Friern Road, London, SE22 0BA, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Edgley Design
- Project architect: Edgley Design
- Client: Jake and Catherine Edgley
- Contractor: Pulcher Build
