Loudarchitects

The BriefPlissé House is the transformation and extension of a Victorian family home, set within an established London street of Victorian and Edwardian terraces. The brief called for generous, light-filled spaces with a strong connection to the long, south facing garden but the proximity of neighbouring properties made privacy a fundamental design problem to solve, not an afterthought. Geometry as PrivacyRather than extending flatly across the full width of the house, Loud Architects developed a stepped rear extension that moves in and out across the site. The shifting geometry carves out pockets of privacy and lets daylight enter from multiple directions the architecture itself becomes the instrument that controls views, so the fa... More