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Allum Lane House in Elstree
29 July 2020
Allum Lane House
Design: Square Feet Architects
Location: Elstree, London, UK

New build house conceived to cater for multi-generational extended family living. Allum Lane House is based on a cruciform plan with primary, secondary and circulation spaces informally defined in space and structure.

The exterior uses a traditional contextual material ? brick ? in a modern, sculptural form together with expansive areas of glass bringing great light and views onto the re-landscaped rear garden.

Reflecting the family?s strong bonds, the client and his wife asked Square Feet to create a beautiful and functional home for them, their children and grandchildren and their 93 year old mother. The result is a distinctive and adaptable three storey home, appropriate to context, with Danish Peterson red bricks arranged vertically and horizontally to create modern ornamentation and a warm and subtle change in texture.
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Modern ornamentation is created through Danish Peterson red bricks that are arranged vertically and horizontally, creating a warm and subtle change in texture. The attention to detail in design and construction is typified by the slim coal-fired clay bricks, their non- uniform shape creating a play in light and dark shades.

Aluminium powder-coated drainpipes are set into the brickwork to create crisp lines, with expansive ...