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Project • By Whittaker Parsons • Private Houses
Larch Loft
Overview
Nestled at the end of a Stoke Newington mews sits an extraordinary house recently added to by Whittaker Parsons. The East London studio has meticulously designed a tranquil, low-carbon additional storey built from pre-fabricated timber panels, copper clad with an elegant larch and lime-plastered interior.
Whittaker Parsons set out to design a beautiful, healthy, serene retreat for the homeowners to immerse themselves in the beauty of natural materials and enjoy views of surrounding tree canopies and rooflines.
Jim Stephenson
The Clients & brief
Paul & Annie Wicks, a married couple with two children, have lived in the property for over ten years. The existing 3-storey property is one of two sophisticated house... More
Project • By McKinney York Architects • Private Houses
Ridge Oak Residence
Our clients purchased this site high on a ridge overlooking Lake Austin and the Pennybacker Bridge. The property came with a house which proved ill-matched to their needs but which nestled neatly amid beautiful live oaks. In choosing to commission a new home, they asked that it also tuck under the limbs of the oaks and maintain a subdued presence to the street.
Extraordinary efforts such as cantilevered floors and even bridging over critical root zones allow the design to be truly fitted to the site and to co-exist with the trees, the grandest of which is the focal point of the entry courtyard. Of equal importance to the trees and view was to provide, conversely, for walls to display 35 paintings and numerous books.
From form... More