London House Extensions Rear Extensions Lofts Basements Renovations Refurbishment Apartments Houses — WILLIAM TOZER Associates
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A residential rear extension by William Tozer Associates that contrasts an original Victorian brick facade with a crisp white volume and a continuous timber-slat screen.
- What we like about this project
- The vertical timber slat screen wraps continuously across both the solid balcony front and the overhang soffit.
Materials
- brick
- timber
- stucco
- glass
- steel
Visual identifiers
- timber-slat-balustrade
- white-render-extension
- sliding-glass-doors
- original-brick-facade
Style tags
- contemporary
- minimalist
- residential
- contextual
Visual tags
- residential-extension
- indoor-outdoor-flow
- timber-screen
- renovation
- urban-house
- Geometry
- The rear elevation juxtaposes the original multi-level brickwork of a Victorian terraced house with a clean-lined modern white volume at ground level, topped by a deck enclosed with vertical timber slats.
- Facade system
- Combination of historic load-bearing brickwork, smooth white exterior render, and minimal-frame glass sliding doors.
- Structural guess
- Steel moment frames supporting the rear opening and upper deck, tied into existing masonry walls.
- Spatial scale
- Domestic scale; a multi-level residential rear extension opening onto a modest urban backyard.
- Lighting
- Soft, overcast daylight illuminating the rear garden and washing across the white render and timber facades.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, light-filled domestic transition between traditional masonry and clean modern additions.
- Environmental context
- Urban rear garden context surrounded by neighboring terraced brick walls and mature foliage.
- Spatial experience
- The transition from the paved rear garden flows seamlessly through oversized glazed sliding doors into a bright, deep-plan kitchen and dining space.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical rhythm established by the timber slat balustrade sitting atop the horizontal plane of the ground-floor extension.
- Style reading
- Contemporary residential addition set within historic fabric
- Program
- Residential kitchen and dining extension with upper terrace
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- brick, timber, stucco, glass, steel
- Visual identifiers
- timber-slat-balustrade, white-render-extension, sliding-glass-doors, original-brick-facade
- Style tags
- contemporary, minimalist, residential, contextual
- Visual tags
- residential-extension, indoor-outdoor-flow, timber-screen, renovation, urban-house
- Geometry
- The rear elevation juxtaposes the original multi-level brickwork of a Victorian terraced house with a clean-lined modern white volume at ground level, topped by a deck enclosed with vertical timber slats.
- Facade system
- Combination of historic load-bearing brickwork, smooth white exterior render, and minimal-frame glass sliding doors.
- Structural guess
- Steel moment frames supporting the rear opening and upper deck, tied into existing masonry walls.
- Spatial scale
- Domestic scale; a multi-level residential rear extension opening onto a modest urban backyard.
- Lighting
- Soft, overcast daylight illuminating the rear garden and washing across the white render and timber facades.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, light-filled domestic transition between traditional masonry and clean modern additions.
- Environmental context
- Urban rear garden context surrounded by neighboring terraced brick walls and mature foliage.
- Spatial experience
- The transition from the paved rear garden flows seamlessly through oversized glazed sliding doors into a bright, deep-plan kitchen and dining space.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical rhythm established by the timber slat balustrade sitting atop the horizontal plane of the ground-floor extension.
- Style reading
- Contemporary residential addition set within historic fabric
- Program
- Residential kitchen and dining extension with upper terrace
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture