Private House – Highbury
London, United Kingdom
2001-2002

240m² new-build house in Highbury constructed of in-situ concrete, iroko & glass. The house is orientated south-west towards a private courtyard garden with glass façade maximising sunlight & timber shutters providing sun screening & privacy to first floor bedroom spaces. In-situ concrete walls with small window slots prevent overlooking from neighbours & are used to define the mass of the building. Internal finishes include limestone & timber flooring, exposed concrete walls & cantilevered concrete stair, solid iroko joinery, stainless steel kitchen units, worktops & vanity units, concrete Japanese style bath

Awards:
RIBA Regional Award 2003,
Manser Medal Runner-up 2003

Press:
RIBA Journal April 2003, Architects Journal 4 Sept. 2003,
Wallpaper* May 2003, Evening Standard March 2003,
The Observer March 2003,
The Handmade House - Geraldine Bedell, Penguin