A London house extension designed by Office S&M features a ceramic facade with the same pink glaze used for Tube station tiles on the Hammersmith and City Line.
Office S&M designed Beacon House, a single-storey rear extension, for a Victorian terraced house in Tottenham, north London.
Pink "pillow-shaped" tiles clad the extension
It creates a larger kitchen and dining space for a couple and their two young children.
The architects chose "pillow-shaped" tiles for the extension's facade, giving the structure a puffy aesthetic.
The pink glaze is the same used for tiles on Hammersmith and City Line stations
The bubblegum pink glaze is specifically used on Hammersmith and City Line station tiles, to match the colour that indicates the line on the London Underground map. Here, it was selected to complement the original brickwork and reflect the clients' love of municipal architecture.
Pale green window frames contrast the pink
"Alex and Ella showed us examples of public buildings they grew up with and ones they visited on their travels, which included sun-bleached climbing frames, tiled swimming pools, leisure centres and stations," said Catrina Stewart, co-founder of Office S&M along with Hugh McEwen.
"Just like with these buildings, they wanted their home to be both robust and joyful," Stewart told Dezeen.
The extension creates a generous kitchen and dining area
The extruded clay tiles, handcrafted by manufacturers Materials A...