Jonathan Bell has written for Wallpaper* magazine since 1999, covering everything from architecture and transport design to books, tech and graphic design. He is now the magazine’s Transport and Technology Editor. Jonathan has written and edited 15 books, including Concept Car Design, 21st Century House, and The New Modern House.
’s expansive housing stock spans many eras, and almost all of it is suitable for refurbishment, not replacement. This geometric extension shows that the days of by-the-numbers house extensions are over. The increasing popularity of award schemes likeshowcase the huge diversity of design approaches that can be made to dovetail with a period home, whether it’s Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian or Post-War.This new project in North London is a case in point.
Original brick walls have been retained, restored and exposed where possible, mirrored by the flooring and providing a warm contrast to the clay walls. Interior designers All & Nxthing were responsible for the extensive new joinery, which includes hand-sawn maple and beech wood kitchen cabinetry, paired with oxidised copper worktops.
The entire ground floor now reads as a series of interlocking spaces, broken up by new wall openings and the sloping piers that emphasise the form and height of the rear extension. Built in benches line a generous kitchen nook, with angled forms a recurring visual theme throughout the project, even down to the front garden railings.
All & Nxthing’s warm interiors enhance this feeling of secluded niches within a larger space.’The ultimate aim was to create a space of sanctuary from the busy city outside,’ says the studio’s Stephen Nash. Limewash painted walls are also used in the refurbishment, while brass fixtures and fittings pair with the copper countertops.
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