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Harvey Road

 

Private house
Crouch End, London

 

Winner 'Best House', Haringey Design Awards 2018
Winner Special Prize for the 'Best Use of Materials'
New London Architecture Don't Move, Improve! Awards 2017

 

 

Situated on a quiet residential street in Crouch End, the house is the home of a family with two children. The former ground floor layout was biased towards the front of the house, resulting in undefined open spaces, mainly oriented towards the street and a neighbouring infill extension. The re-structured and enlarged floor plan refocuses the attention towards the garden. The potential of the deep plan was maximised by creating two complimentary living spaces - an active rear ‘garden room’ and a calm, enclosed drawing room - whilst providing ancillary functions in the darker central area.

 

The new garden room houses the kitchen, dining and play area, with a deep upholstered bench along a folding oak framed window. The space is tectonically defined by the new oak-clad structural elements which bear the load of the floor above. These structural elements blend with the built-in oak furniture to define a simple and ordered space.

 

 

Harvey Road

 

Private house
Crouch End, London

 

Winner 'Best House', Haringey Design Awards 2018
Winner Special Prize for the 'Best Use of Materials'
New London Architecture Don't Move, Improve! Awards 2017

 

 

Situated on a quiet residential street in Crouch End, the house is the home of a family with two children. The former ground floor layout was biased towards the front of the house, resulting in undefined open spaces, mainly oriented towards the street and a neighbouring infill extension. The re-structured and enlarged floor plan refocuses the attention towards the garden. The potential of the deep plan was maximised by creating two complimentary living spaces - an active rear ‘garden room’ and a calm, enclosed drawing room - whilst providing ancillary functions in the darker central area.

 

The new garden room houses the kitchen, dining and play area, with a deep upholstered bench along a folding oak framed window. The space is tectonically defined by the new oak-clad structural elements which bear the load of the floor above. These structural elements blend with the built-in oak furniture to define a simple and ordered space.

 

 

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+44 (0)20 3865 8066

 
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studio@erbarmattes.com

+44 (0)20 3865 8066

 
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