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Side return and refurbishment of Victorian terraced house
This Victorian house side return extension uses a series of angled bronze-plated fins to create privacy and drama to what would otherwise be a standard layout.
Iridescent bricks and polished concrete floors are paired with white walls and Italian lighting design to create a refined composition that is a thorough re-imagining of the terraced house.
It was important to have large areas of white walls with spotlights to highlight the client's art collection, creating the extension as a gallery and sculpture.
The front rooms are largely preserved with original wall panels and new modern suspended bookshelves for the client's large art book collection.
Data
- Begun: Mar 2016
- Completed: Nov 2016
- Floor area: 145m2
- Sector: House
- Total cost: £225,000
- Funding: Private
- Tender date: Feb 2016
- Procurement: JCT MW
- Address: 6 Elphinstone Street, London, N5 1BS, United Kingdom
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Professional Team
- Architect: Inter Urban Studios
- Client: Private
- Structural engineer: Blue Engineering
- Approved building inspector : Jhai
- SAP assessor: MES
