Victorian terrace house
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Project • By Knox Bhavan Architects • Private Houses
Heartwood
In the Colville Conservation Area of London’s Notting Hill, Knox Bhavan Architects has completed the extensive renovation of a deteriorating end-of-terrace house into a light-filled oasis of calm. The London-based studio’s thorough transformation has resulted in a finely crafted and sustainable home.
Henry Woide
Knox Bhaven
Heartwood
The 186-square-metre, four bedroom property has been rebuilt from within. Designed for Notting Hill’s upscale rental market, Knox Bhavan has paired architectural character and meticulous detailing with robust, low-maintenance finishes. The home is named Heartwood, a reflection of Knox Bhavan’s inside-out transformation — heartwood is the dense inner part of a tr... More
News • News • 2 Jul 2024
Cairn pioneers use of new low-carbon blended cement in “house made by many hands”
Cairn is an architectural studio based between Edinburgh and London that specializes in creating low-carbon buildings. In its latest project — the renovation and extension of a Victorian terrace in Hackney, east London — Cairn has pioneered the use of a new low-carbon blended cement. “House made by many hands” is the first building in the UK to use Limestone Calcined Clay Cement: LC3.
James Retief
Cairn
LC3 is based on a blend of limestone and calcined clay, two materials with a synergetic effect. It was developed at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland along with regional experts at the University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas in Cuba and the I... More
News • News • 24 May 2023
Spruce House & Studio by ao-ft sets an exciting precedent for infill sites in the UK
On an infill site in Walthamstow, East London, London-based practice ao-ft has completed a new-build home and self-contained studio. The Spruce House & Studio is the first completed project by the emerging design studio and highlights the practice's interest in sustainable construction and fabrication techniques.
Rory Gardiner
The house occupies a wide plot, situated in a former conservation area on what was once the village high street. It is neighboured by various building types that have transitioned from retail uses to homes over the past century. In recognition of this transitional site history, ao-ft sought to reference the original shop front typology of the neighborhood in a contemporary way with glazing stretched acro... More
Project • By Studio Tashima • Private Houses
Sekforde Stretet
At the start of our work, particularly for listed properties as this one, we like to explore the history of the building and its context. This research often finds its way into how we approach our design and defining its character.
The Modern House
Typical of the period the area of Sekforde Street was filled with a rich mix of residential, commercial and industrial activity. The street was cut into the Medieval urban fabric by the Seckford Estate in the late 1820. The construction of houses did not start until the 1830’s and completed in early 1840s - just at the start of the Victorian period. The houses were mostly owned by skilled craftspeople in trades associated with printing and the making of books … as well as trade... More