Bromley House
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A light, open-plan dining and living area has been added to this 1960s semi-detached house, replacing a poorly built and inadequately insulated previous extension, which was dark and divided.
The replacement was designed to make the most of the rear garden, with a large built-in window seat which includes frameless corner glazing, and generous sliding doors. The exposed Douglas fir roof structure defines the new area within an open plan, flexible living space. The oak parquet flooring and white plastered walls continue the language of the existing house
The pigmented fibre cement rainscreen cladding expresses the new language of the extended living space. The lightweight, contemporary, and prefabricated material was chosen as a counterpoint to the existing heavyweight, hand-laid brickwork, while being in-keeping with the utilitarian and modern spirit of the original construction.
The project suggests a simple, elemental approach to a common housing issue in London, providing additional flexible living spaces which are replicable, yet adaptable to their individual constraints and opportunities.
Data
- Begun: Jun 2019
- Completed: Sep 2020
- Floor area: 43m2
- Sector: Residential
- Total cost: £100,000
- Funding: Private
- Tender date: Aug 2018
- Procurement: JCT minor works
- Address: Beckenham, London, BR3, United Kingdom
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- Architect: Type
- Client: Private
- Structural engineer : Blue Engineering
- Main contractor: Brown
