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NORTH LONDON

Completed: 2022
Client: Private

This three-story townhouse is situated within the Newington Green Conservation Area. The house was in a poor condition upon the client’s purchase. Untouched for many years, the house suffered from rising damp on the lower ground floor and water ingress from the roof. the house only had one toilet/ shower facility on the lower ground floor, which sat within the cold, damp re-wing. The proposal creates a large open-plan lower ground floor to provide a modern and flexible living space full of light and allowance for cross-ventilation.

The project includes the renovation of all rooms, a loft extension, a modest rear extension and damp-proofing treatment to the lower ground floor. All services were renewed, and insulation was installed throughout.

The rear wing has been entirely rebuilt, which has thermally and structurally improved the performance of the building. This allowed us to re-configure floor levels between the main house and rear wing to provide level access.

This re-adjustment of levels and new staircase unlocked the fluidity between spaces and increased ceiling heights within the re-wing.

Pivot door, window. Garden extension. Bench seating zinc table.
A modern dining room with a rectangular table, black chairs, a wooden bench, and a large window. The table has a vase with pink hydrangeas, a smaller vase with dried flowers, and some small decorative dishes. A white pendant light hangs above the table.
Wooden staircase with a curved handrail and balusters, leading to an upper floor, with storage cabinets underneath in a modern interior.
A small outdoor patio area with brick flooring, a brick wall on the left, and a wooden privacy screen at the back. There are various potted plants and bushes along the edges, and a white spherical outdoor light fixture on the brick wall.
A white bathtub with a brass faucet and knobs, a towel hanging on its side, next to a woven storage basket, in front of a window with a white roller shade, overlooking a brick building.
View of a bathroom seen through an open door, featuring a freestanding bathtub below a window with a pull-down shade, with exterior bricks visible outside.
White built-in bookshelf with items and a TV, reflection of a couch and pillows visible on the TV screen, wooden floor.
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Location:
London

Client:

Private

Budget:
Private

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Consultants:
MDA Engineers

Area:
240sqm

Photography:
JHA

The build

Start date: 2021
Completion date: 2022

The entire house was renovated to create a low-energy home. Historic features were repaired and restored where possible. The bricks and structure were reused to lower the carbon and cost impact.

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An interior space under construction with unfinished walls and ceiling, exposed electrical wiring, and construction tools and equipment on the floor.
An unfinished room with exposed brick walls and wooden ceiling beams, a window with light coming through, a wooden ladder, and bags of construction materials on the floor.
Lath and plaster site construction
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