Victorian House Extension Islington Property

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Victorian House Extension

Property Renewal in Islington design by Tamir Addadi Architecture, London, England, UK

14 Dec 2010

Victorian House Extension in Islington

Design: Tamir Addadi, Raphael Cohen

Extension and alterations to a private house in North London.

Completed 2010

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The main aim of the project was to create a sense of unity between the back garden and the house, allowing nature to play a significant part in the daily activities of the family.

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The site of the project is a Victorian house located in a conservation area. Originally, the presence of the back garden in the house was minimal. View of the garden was limited, and the sole access to it was through a utility room located between the basement and the ground floors.

The back garden was excavated and the basement floor extended into it, to accommodate a new lounge. Particular aspects of the design aim to achieve a sense of merging of the garden and the inner space:

The stone floor of the garden extends into the lounge, and forms its low wall. It creates the effect of a large stone box that slightly enters the house. This ‘box’ is identical in shape and size to the one forming the higher level of the garden.

The furniture in the lounge was also designed as an extension of the garden: the wooden bar table continues the garden’s floor level, and the horizontal storage unit forms an additional level between the garden and the basement floor.

Timber shading for the ceiling of the lounge brings in natural light moderately, creating a sense of gradual transition from the light of the garden through to the inner space. It also provides privacy at night.

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The climber plants on the walls of the garden will, when grown, surround the extension.

As a result of these actions, the lounge becomes a sort of transitional space, combining qualities of indoors and outdoors.

Originally, the basement floor consisted solely of a kitchen and a dining room. One of our aims was to convert this floor into a multi-use area. The new lounge was designed as a space in which the family can have guests, work, watch films, eat, and where the children can play. A new bathroom and a utility area were added to this floor, as well as a new separate entrance from street level.

Rear of the property prior to redevelopment:

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As part of the project we also designed a new terrace, facing the back garden, on the floor above, and made several changes to the layout of the upper floors according to the client’s needs.

Work included the design of bespoke carpentry units, kitchen, landscape design and project management.

Victorian House Extension London – Building Information

Client: private
General contractor: Clean Living
Carpentry at the extension: Folde
Structural engineer: HPS
Garden: Joan Scanlon
Design: Tamir Addadi, Raphael Cohen

Photography and sketches: Tamir Addadi

Victorian House Extension London image / information from Tamir Addadi

Location: Islington, London, England, UK

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