A Transparent
Addition to a London Townhouse
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Details29 days agoTags: Residential
With a nip
and a tuck, Moxon Architects give an historic home a facelift, providing the
homeowners more light-filled living space.
In the
affluent area of Chelsea, a London neighbouhood that has in the past counted
J.R.R. Tolkien and The Rolling Stones among its illustrious residents, local
firm Moxon Architects recently completed a renovation and addition to a
mid-century three-storey town home. The property is protected by the government
(it’s registered on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or
Historic Interest) because of its particularly beautiful terrace (a rarity in
central London), and for other original details such as stucco cornices,
openwork balustrades and cast-iron spearheaded railings and window guards.
According
to the firm’s press release, the goal was to “treat the existing structure as a
geometric guide for the setting out of new material and spatial interventions.”
By removing internal partitions, the London firm reconfigured the layout,
replacing multiple small rooms with larger open-plan living spaces. The
addition of a new top floor, plus a rear extension on the lower ground floor
that opens onto a rear courtyard, increased the total volume of the house by
over 25 per cent to 30 square metres.
The
one-and-a-half-storey extension occupies the same footprint of the previous
add-on and is clad with clear, white Pilkington Low Iron glass, which allows
natural light to flood the lower ground floor. The renovation also includes a
lime-finished, English oak staircase that serves multiple purposes. Overlooking
the new double-height annex, the stair also functions as a library and is
equipped with a retractable writing desk and secret storage compartments. The
combination of light wood and clear glass gives new life to this British
mid-century dwelling.
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