We were appointed by two neighbours in Highbury to design the rear extensions to their Victorian terraced houses. Both clients had similar aspirations and budgets, and wanted to undertake building works at the same time to reduce costs and inconvenience. Two projects became a single project undertaken by a single contractor.
Both properties had poorly planned ground floors and dated kitchen extensions of poor quality construction. The proposals extended the footprint of the properties at the garden level to create generous open plan kitchen, dining and living spaces that embraced the courtyard gardens beyond. Large roof lights improved daylighting in the centre of the plan and the introduction of full width steps gently bridged the transition between the front backs of the houses. Kitchen by Poggenpohl https://www.poggenpohl.com/
The materials chosen were sympathetic to the original Victorian houses, detailed in a minimal way that nevertheless adds warmth and texture to the space. The exposed, reclaimed London stock bricks to the party wall softly mirror the garden walls to the courtyard. This is complimented by the large format Concreate floor panels. The full height sliding doors of engineered oak simplify the appearance of the facade whilst maximising natural light into this north facing room.