Stanley Road, London SW14

Client: Family of three
Construction Cost: £150k
Duration: 24 weeks – Winter 2014
Borough: Richmond

TEAM

Architect: http://www.rawarchitectureworkshop.com/
Building Control: Assent South East
Engineer: DEC Consulting Engineers Ltd
Windows/doors/skylights: http://www.hugocarter.co.uk/

Charming end of terrace cottage. Much needed extension and modernisation throughout. Key drivers:

+ Create a single dramatic and relatively unique open plan front to back living space
+ Reconnect the internal space to the garden
+ Ensure the garden is visible from all points within living space
+ Relate to the ‘old’ building and the neighbourhood context
+ Connect internal and external spaces with a single material
+ Introduce a material that has a small modular scale to contrast with other more singular materials
+ Use a material that has inherent character, texture and warmth.
+ Good use of a low cost material.
+ Specify a material that offers flexibility [that can be painted a different colour at any time.
+ Direct response to Pauls love of poured resin
+ Direct response to Gail’s aversion to dull grey flooring!
+ Further reinforce the connection between internal and external spaces with a single material
+ An subtle device to explicitly distinguish between old and new building
+ Strip serves to as a concealment finishing device between two different materials
+ Choice of material is a direct reference to the historic tram station that used to exist next door to the building
+ Direct response to requirement for functional and convenient guest WC
at ground level [The market expects a ground floor WC in a house of this size]
+ Redefine the extents of the new living space within the old building
+ Maintain the best spaces within the existing building
+ Subtly conceal the stairs and proposed WC
+ Provide a small and extremely useful lobby between living and WC to ensure privacy and an appropriate degree of seperation between the spaces and the WC.
Redefine the extents of the new living space within the old building
+ Subtly conceal the stairs and proposed WC
+ Provide a small and extremely useful lobby between living and WC to ensure privacy and an appropriate degree of seperation between the spaces and the WC.
A design device that further strengthens the connection between internal and external space
+ Provision of storage for 75% of the kitchen requirements
+ Exploration of a poured concrete worktop with a simple set of off-the-shelf kitchen units beneath
+ Attempt to integrate sufficient secure storage for multiple bikes with minimal visual or spatial impact.