Victoria Park House
East London / UK
Victoria Park House
East London / UK
Clean finishes, crisp details and minimal glazing add a contemporary feel to a period home in a conservation area. Providing a through connection to the garden beyond, the new addition creates a bright open living space for entertaining and a backdrop for the client’s collection of art.
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Private Home
45 sqm
tbc
Private
Gautier Houba
"We wanted something simple yet dramatic, a bright clean space that would contrast to the rest of the house and become the focus for family life. Material Works delivered in spades."
- Client
Having moved from a open-plan loft apartment to a Victorian terrace, the clients were keen to recapture the open sense of space and light their former home had offered.
The brief called for a new space that could be adapted for either entertaining, dining or relaxing simply by moving loose furniture. To achieve this, the kitchen was moved back into the centre of the house, leaving the new room free of fixed joinery except for a single run of low level solid oak units that provide storage and a shelf for artworks.
The inclusion of full height sliding glass doors and a minimally framed roof-light provide an abundance of natural day-light and visual connections to the rear garden. The structural steel was left exposed to provide a distinct design motif as well as maximising the ceiling heights and sense of space.